I mentioned he rendered pop-art images to depict Disney princesses as acid-attacked Pakistan women who denied arranged marriages. I didn't touch up on how many other Disney princess pictures he's created portraying alternate societal affairs.
Here are some of my favorites:
1. Acid attack survivors:
2. Breast cancer survivors:
3. Those handicapped/disabled:
4. Domestic violence:
5. Bullying
I can't express how much I love these photos. I am a Disney fanatic, however, I've never come close to finding professional works as not only fascinating but as powerful as these. This is the first writer, blogger, that I've fawned over and looked up to for guidance in conveying messages in a much more clever way that is unlike all the others-to, better critically think and see, thus expose, a much deeper side to what I'm discussing. Since I am a Disney expert, I take deep note of how effective employing these princesses is when getting a point across. They're rendered to represent even the most beautiful women iconized throughout the span of a substantial portion of society's childhood until now--depicting them as survivors and victims of some of today's most tragic stories. This makes these princesses and their fairy-tale happy endings in an entirely new, not to mention powerfully saddening, perspective. Unavoidably heart breaking or not, this is what it takes to retain viewers' interest and more importantly, their interpretation-for they can make their own sense of the issue and will increase their chances of getting further involved.
The breast cancer, acid attack, and handicapped princess art conveys physical beauty, in which the images render even those with physical illnesses and disabilities as princesses. That, no matter the flaw, all women should be treated and looked at as high on the spectrum of a Disney princess. Even more, they should be treated so because people just never know the real story behind their physical appearance-and I like to believe if you're human and you knew why, you'd never think otherwise of their princess characteristics.
The domestic violence princess/prince art conveys similar to the mentioned images--being to represent women with physical faults due to previous experiences; though, this conveys something deeper. While it's Palombo's way of standing up for these women--depicting them once again as princesses that deserve proper treatment--it's also a way of standing up to them. And by standing up to them, I mean giving them a wake-up call... that they are princesses and deserve to be treated like one. Not to mention the notion that it looks just as devastating to see them in pain as it does these princesses.
The stop bullying princess art is the most powerful, and shocking, of all. How could it not? It's rendering our emblematic princesses as committing suicide. Considered shocking or not, its devastating nature resembles exceptional authenticity. It's the truth that needs to be heard. These princesses, despite all their beauty and glory, are still unhappy-so much as so to want to end their lives. The message is penetrating, and tremendously reflective:
Bullying is serious, and needs to be brought greater awareness.
Over one million people die by suicide each year.
On average, one person dies by suicide every 40 seconds.
Global suicide rates have increased 60%.
Not only bullying but his other images as well represent Palombo's ability to boast his wretched posts due to the advantages and leeway writers are granted in blogging. Bloggers are allowed to discuss their own interpretations of issues that either would be deemed inappropriate or would not be even brought up to start.
I don't understand why Palombo's work isn't everywhere. Alexsandro Palombo, my favorite blogger.
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