The shirt: http://www.threadless.com/product/1441/Judith_Holofernes
Personally I think it missed the point of the story of Judith and Holofernes: He was an advancing general. She a spy of sort. She got him drunk and sliced off his head and brought it back to her people. A great story and one of my favorites to see depicted in art (Artemisia Gentileschi's brutal portrayal is top of the list). So when I look at this shirt I'm a little dismayed. She is holding the head a little too affectionately and a little too highly. Judith is never seen(as far as I can recall) holding the head any higher than her shoulders. She is an idol, not some lovesick lady daintily holding the head to her cheek. It seems so off and so wrong. A great technical design but poor in conveying the message and theme of her tale.
What do you think?
3 comments:
It looks like she has someone elses hands as well. If you didn't know the story, it would seem like she was a demented axe murderer.
JS
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It is highly stylized in contemporary Japanese graphic design style. I guess it's cool that a traditional art scene was depicted, but it is so gory. I prefer flowers and butterflies to women holding decapitated heads. -lp
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