Wednesday, October 30, 2013

Rihanna's photo shoot!


Rihanna has turned heads this week as the British GQ magazine has been suspended around media websites. On the cover of the December issue of British GQ Rihanna posed nude with snake hair and a python around her neck. Rihanna tweeted prior and post photo shot proclaiming her love for such a dangerous species and power, which only added to the controversy surrounding the photo.
This photo is very symbolic; Brummett explains that symbols can express various things. Medusa who is notorious for not only being beautiful but also turning those who looked at her into stone creates a very intense photo. The big question is what is Rihanna trying to get across? This has been very controversial and has many people wondering what she is symbolizing. Interpreting this photo is difficult due to the number of symbolic principles. However, the red flag that is apparent to me is what her tweet stated after she took the photo. Rihanna states “Medusa head on me like I’m ‘luminate!!!!” One of the biggest controversies in R&B history is the notion of the illuminati, an organization that is said to be a secret organization of the most powerful and influential elite in the world.  This organization has demonic ties and is very satanic. People attribute very negative connotations to the illuminati and by her so boldly stating what she did it draws very negative attention. After reading her tweet, looking back on the photo it seems as if her attentions was to draw attention and get people to over think her intentions.
Assuming the photo would get attention the photographer posted a side not as to why he chose Medusa. He sates that he has been working on a project for four years in which his subject matter has been Medusa. There might not be any meaning to Rihanna’s photo, but she did want attention and now she’s getting it! 

PHOTO: http://omg.yahoo.com/blogs/celeb-news/watch-rihanna-photo-shoot-might-turn-stone-211704055.html

2 comments:

  1. I feel as though people are over analyzing the photo and it's just a way for Rihanna to maintain her bad girl image and just another way to express himself.

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  2. Not knowing the context behind Rihanna and other celebrity news, here is what I could see. With the extremes that many celebrities are taking to get attention, and to expand their brand they continue to push the envelope. If someone wants more media coverage, they will need to change their image just as drastically as Miley Cyrus did to gather her new following.

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