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Fat Bodies in Space: Controlling Fatness Through Anthropometric Measurement, Corporeal Conformity, and Visual Representation

2014; Taylor & Francis; Volume: 3; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1080/21604851.2014.889492

2160-4851

Lori Don Levan,

Crafts, Textile, and Design

AbstractThis article discusses ways in which three systems of standardization from different social and cultural realms work toward eliminating the presence of fat bodies. Anthropometric measurement is used as a unifying element to explore these systems and their intersections as they represent fat bodies in space. The environmental space is examined through a look at ergonomic design as it relates to Henry Dreyfuss's The Measure of Man and Woman, corporeal space is examined through the "blueprinting" system used in Michael Thurmond's Six Week Body Makeover, and cultural space is examined through ideal proportion as it persists in the representation of the human body through visual means.KEYWORDS: anthropometric measurementblueprintingbody modificationfat bodiesideal proportionsstandardization Additional informationNotes on contributorsLori Don LevanLori Don Levan is a graduate of Teachers College Columbia University, New York, and holds an Ed.D. in Art Education. She holds an M.S. in Administration and Supervision with a visual arts focus from Bank Street College of Education, New York, and a Parsons School of Design certificate. Her B.F.A. (with K–12 art teaching certification) is from Wilkes University, Pennsylvania. She is an active artist/researcher using photography, mixed media, and installation to explore issues concerning the fat female body, corporeality, beauty, and visual culture.