Certain taboos seem outmoded- Free the damn nipple people, they’re baby bottles for Christ’s sake. Nudity? Not a major issue if it’s artful- I think America is a bit too conservative in regards to nudity and sexuality. Hardcore pornography, censored or not- we can still see the D- may be a different case. I’m not sure what the demographic and target market…or channels of distribution, are for the Eckhaus Latta Ad Campaign in which models have the sex (…like for realsies people) in full page color pixelated yet very graphic ads. I am a broken record in stating that art is something that moves you- provokes a response. In terms of nudity and sex in art, I think there is a sort of fine line with arousal that defies whether something is more pornographic than creative. In melding the advertising, marketing, and pornographic worlds, we see a shift into this pseudo-artistic realm, undoubtedly a new venture for advertising. Companies willing to risk the bad PR will likely soon experiment with this aggressive “sex sells” approach. Of course this is another example of the use of shock value, one of many recent fashion publicity stunts, meant to upsurge word of mouth.
What do you think? Is this gross, sexy, ok, or wrong? What is your opinion about sex in art or advertising?
Perry Uwanawich is an American fashion designer and illustrator- AuricWear.com; fashion, beauty, and lifestyle blogger at Subversive.Style; and Spirituality Lifestyle Blogger at TheGypsyMystic.com. Perry has a Bachelor of Science in Marketing from The Wayne Huizenga School of Business and Entrepreneurship, two certifications in Fashion Design and Industrial Sewing, and has a background in graphic design, marketing, journalism, and fashion design.
Perry Uwanawich launched two fashion collections, the first called Deity Greek Wear, while enrolled full-time in college, and the second in 2020 called Auric Wear available at AuricWear.com and on Etsy. While pursuing a Certification in Fashion Design, Marketing, Public Relations, and Photography, he became the Parsons Teen Vogue Ambassador and created multimedia content which was included in the course. He completed another Certification in Industrial Sewing and was placed as an Industrial Sewing Machine Operator in a Rhode Island mill, working in production sewing for Military, Bags, and Medical Health industries.
Perry Uwanawich has worked in retail, acted as a graphic designer for multiple brands creating graphic prints for screenprinted garments. His marketing experience spans several industries from Fashion to Media, Medical Billing to the Medical Field- he's created graphics, logos, digital and print media assets, designed and managed websites (HTML, XHTML, CSS, WordPress…), managed social media accounts, and created marketing campaigns and ad campaigns which drove significant traffic in the local and national markets for respective industries. He has experience with photo and video editing, re-touching, motion graphics, and also worked as a freelance makeup artist working in Beauty as well as SFX makeup.
View all posts by Perry Uwanawich
