Do you know the "cover girl"? The Origin and Development of Big Head Sticker Art

Sticker art refers to hand-painted posters, posters, industrial sketches, illustrations and other art forms popular in the United States in the early 20th century. Because they are often nailed to the wall, they are named pin-up(pin means pins and nails). Pin-upgirl is a hand-painted beauty poster, which can be translated into Pictorial Girl, Girl with a big photo and pin-up girl. Famous artists include GeorgePetty, AlbertoVargas and GilElvgren. The term first appeared in 194 1, but the origin of this cultural trend can be traced back to 1890. /kloc-From the end of 0/9 to the beginning of the 20th century, when photography technology was underdeveloped, beautiful women's illustrations printed on posters, newspapers, magazines, postcards, calendars, playing cards, lighters and other daily necessities became spiritual comfort at your fingertips, and then became a fashion benchmark leading a trend of the times.

The history and development of cover girls;

GibsonGirl is recognized by many people as the earliest virtual national goddess image in America. 1890, Charles Gibson, a famous American illustrator, created a series of illustrations with the theme of young women, which set off an upsurge. They were called Gibson girls, and quickly became popular in magazines and newspapers, becoming women's ideals and men's dreams.

The image setting of Gibson girl accurately grasps the pursuit of women's intellectuality and sexiness in popular aesthetics, even though it is often impossible to have both in reality. They are slender and tall, with a bee waist thinner than A4 waist, and long curly hair like a waterfall rolled up high, revealing a delicate and elegant swan neck.

Sexy, they have extremely plump breasts and buttocks, but their intellectual temperament greatly weakens their desire, so they will not give people the impression of kitsch and solemnity. Wearing a corset and a fluffy skirt with a big skirt creates an exaggerated hourglass curve, and Kardashian will bow her head to the wind when she sees it.

They are typical middle class, dressed in fashion and decent, attracting people's attention anytime and anywhere, and being respected. Although the figure is exaggerated to violate the common sense of biology, they are also keen on sports and enjoy life in the plot setting. They are good at playing golf, cycling through central park, and occasionally taking off their bras and changing into swimsuits to enjoy water and waves on the beach.

Today, there are too many slots set by this sewing monster, but in that particular era background, it perfectly combines the multiple expectations of the public for women and becomes the most attractive female incarnation.

In the past Victorian era, gender concept has always been the mainstream. Even if women are well educated, they should focus on the responsibility of being a good wife and mother, and the pursuit of knowledge and career will be considered heartless.

By the end of 19, the economy has developed rapidly, the society has undergone great changes, and people's ideology has also changed. With the growing voice of feminist movement, some radical new women advocate overthrowing all the old order, getting rid of all the characteristics of traditional women, pursuing freedom and sexual liberation, and opposing marriage and childbearing.

However, this radical idea, which was regarded by many people as deliberately opposing tradition at that time, was criticized by many people. Gibson girl was born in this context. From the creator Gibson's point of view, this is a balance between the so-called traditional women and the new women.

Different from the popular traditional female images in the past, Gibson girls are more modern in spirit and have many progressive characteristics of new women: self-confidence, unity, sexiness, intelligence, independence, active participation in study and work, and pursuit of self-realization.

But fundamentally different from the new women, Gibson girls are apolitical. They are gentle, have no intention to participate in politics and elections, and will not shake the substantive position of traditional men. They still try to stay within the boundaries of female roles and will not have too many deviant behaviors.

Gibson girls are not traditional vases. They have confident and firm femininity, and they are keen to challenge rigid gender rights. They often pose as arrogant and dominate men. Or play the role of master, frivolous playing with men.

But this so-called control is only a category of romantic flirting, not the pursuit of economic and social equality. On the surface, they seem to be on an equal footing with men, enjoying men's love and consideration, but they are also the objects that men yearn for, and they will not resist marriage and family life.

In a word, the imaginary ideal perfect woman should have both ability and control, but also waist, thin chest and big buttocks, which has become the consistent pursuit of young men and women at the turn of the century. Many women regard Gibson girls as benchmarks, imitate their clothes and dream of their lifestyles.

It was not until the outbreak of World War I that the fashion trend of Gibson girls gradually declined. As the country continues to operate, women have more important things to do, corsets and fluffy skirts are abandoned, and clothing begins to develop in the direction of pragmatism.

In 1930s, a more classic image of pin-up girl began to appear, painted by the artist GeorgePetty. George Patty's painting style is concise and neat, and the colors are clean and refreshing. The girl in the painting has exquisite curves, well-proportioned flesh and blood, light posture and full of vitality, and is characterized by exaggerated leg length.

Many of them wear ballet shoes, or high-heeled shoes with big radians like ballet shoes. At both ends of the slender legs, the instep of the high arch draws a beautiful arc, and draws a full stop on the slender toes, as if it would jump up at any time and look very silky ~

George Patty has been engaged in inkjet printing and illustration for many years. In the early days, he was unknown, first drawing calendars and painting beautiful women on advertising posters. 1933, he joined Esquire magazine, which was not well-known at that time, and created illustrations for the magazine, which became a hot topic in one fell swoop.

Most of Patty's paintings are printed on the hinge in the middle of Esquire magazine. Readers can tear them off and nail them as pictorial in various places they want to decorate. Sticking the practical design of grounding gas on walls, doors or lockers has promoted wider dissemination, which is one of the reasons why Patty's works are popular.

Noseart, which prevailed during World War II, even played with pinup culture. Soldiers danced guns and guns in barracks and battlefields, and the carefree smiling faces of beautiful women painted on posters in headphones and wardrobes became the spiritual comfort of American soldiers in their military career.

MemphisBelle, the most famous B- 17 flying fortress bomber, adopted Patty's poster girl image.

The name of Memphis beauty comes from a feature film seen by pilot Morgan. The protagonist in the film owns a river boat named Memphis Beauty. After deciding to adopt this name, Morgan contacted Patty in the office of Esquire magazine and asked him to provide a painting with the same name. Patty found a matching painting 194 1 from the April issue of the magazine.

If you like retro illustrations, you must be familiar with Elvgren's signature.

As one of the most prolific and influential artists in the field of pinup in the 20th century, GilElvgren's pin-up girl is still widely circulated on the Internet.

The personal style of his works is extremely outstanding, with strong colors and iconic cursive font signatures. Sexy, plump and affectionate girls, smart eyebrows and playful red lips firmly grasp your sight and convey a strong sense of interaction.

The substitution of rich daily elements and diversified scenes will make viewers feel that these girls are not rigid people in the painting, but have personality and vitality.

In the 1950s, the development of cameras entered a period of perfection, and real beauty was more fragrant than paper men, and photography gradually began to replace illustrations.

/kloc-the sexy girls in the 0/940s were very beautiful. She wore the iconic white one-piece swimsuit, with her back to the camera, charming look back and angelic smile, which became an eternal classic. Although it is a black-and-white photo, it seems that she can see the color of the sun from it, which makes people deeply immersed in it.

In the 1950 s, Betty Peggy was the most famous and popular beauty. She has an iconic bangs. In the photo, she is popular in America with her sexy, crazy and bold fetish style.

Modern beauty fashion. Since 1980s, the retro style of pinup girls has always existed as a subculture. Nowadays, in the Internet age, all kinds of network tenderness have sprung up like mushrooms after rain, and the access channels and presentation forms of sexual attraction are also greatly diversified. Pinup girlhood is synonymous with retro, playful, elegant and petty bourgeoisie, but it will not attract strong attention from men.

Different from the past, because of the limitations of the times, it contains such a strong sexual meaning. At present, this style is mainly favored by women and has become a distinctive fashion style.

In the #pinup tag on Instagram, girls use single items such as polka-dot neckline tops, high-waisted jeans, A-line skirts, big waist dresses, tapered bras, bright hair bands, etc. to draw retro red lips and curved eyebrows and interpret the classics of the old times.

The girl on the poster was once the focus of everyone's obsession and the perfect embodiment; It is a bright color in the monotonous life like a black-and-white photo and a spiritual comfort in turbulent times. Unlike the pursuit of perfection in reality, it often pays a huge price. The girl in the picture is born perfect, and the beauty is natural and effortless. Time has passed, and the innocent smile of the girl in the painting remains the same. Who has never dreamed of effortless perfection?

The content of this article is reproduced on the Internet. Author: Edogawa, who is on the move.