Let's have a look at the subjectivity of perception... Human beauty as it appears and is perceived...
Pleasing and impressive qualities of something, pleasing personal appearance, fine example,excellent aspect of something, beautiful woman- these are all ways to define beauty. Still, what seems that this definition lacks and what is important to note is that whether something is considered as 'beauty' highly depends on individual taste or preferences and is often culturally determined:
What factors influence a person's perception of beauty? How do cultural ideas and ideals of beauty change over time?
The following excerpt addresses the question above. It comes from the book About Faces, by Terry Landau (Anchor Books, 1989), p. 216.
To give beauty a face and capture that elusive and ever changing value that we understand as beauty, video artist Nancy Burson created two composites. ``The First Beauty Composite'' is a combination of the great beauties of the 1950s: Bette Davis, Audrey Hepburn, Grace Kelly, Sophia Loren, and Marilyn Monroe. ``The Second Beauty Composite'' is a combination of Jane Fonda, Jacqueline Bisset, Diane Keaton, Brooke Shields, and Meryl Streep. These videographic composite portraits capture and epitomize the differences in the ideal of the 1950s and that of the 1980s. Note, for example, the arched eyebrows and heavily made-up mouth of the fifties beauty versus the more ``generic'' natural look of the eighties.
The following excerpt addresses the question above. It comes from the book About Faces, by Terry Landau (Anchor Books, 1989), p. 216.
To give beauty a face and capture that elusive and ever changing value that we understand as beauty, video artist Nancy Burson created two composites. ``The First Beauty Composite'' is a combination of the great beauties of the 1950s: Bette Davis, Audrey Hepburn, Grace Kelly, Sophia Loren, and Marilyn Monroe. ``The Second Beauty Composite'' is a combination of Jane Fonda, Jacqueline Bisset, Diane Keaton, Brooke Shields, and Meryl Streep. These videographic composite portraits capture and epitomize the differences in the ideal of the 1950s and that of the 1980s. Note, for example, the arched eyebrows and heavily made-up mouth of the fifties beauty versus the more ``generic'' natural look of the eighties.
One might also observe that the 1980s face looks younger and, perhaps, less Western European.
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