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Yossi Loloi is a photographic artist.
He has recently taken pictures of plus size models.
His presentation is called "Full Beauty."
His mission statement is posted here:
In my work I portray what larger women represent to me. I focus on their fullness and femininity, as a form of protest against discrimination set by media and by todays society.
What larger women embody to me is simply a different form of beauty. I believe we own freedom of taste and one shouldnt be reluctant of expressing his inclination towards it. Limiting this freedom is living in a dictatorship of esthetics.
I believe there are several ways to what is perceived as beauty, it is not measurable and has not got a standard size.
I photograph my models nude and serene, to create a comfortable, proud and constructive representation of themselves in front of the viewer
Here are some of his pictures (Warning/Graphic)
More pictures and information here:
http://www.fullbeautyproject.com/index.php?/about/about/
His story is currently being featured on the Huffington Post.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/01/03/photographer-yossi-loloi-nude-obese-women_n_2387825.html#slide=1933852
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Art comes in many forms. I support what he is doing.
Everyone is aware of the ridiculous beauty standards our society demands of everyone, especially women. There is also an overwhelming pressure to be thin and young. Features of ethnic minorities are often excluded as negative beauty traits. This is wrong.
However, does this go too far in the other direction? Obesity is a serious problem. It leads to millions of deaths every year and drives up health care costs. I'm all for expanding standards of beauty, but is this too "PC" when we begin celebrating women who based on weight and BMI aren't likely to be at their healthiest?