AESTHETICS IN SPORT: ICONOGRAPHIC NOTES ON TWO “STARS” - ANA KOURNIKOVA AND DAVID BECKHAM
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.5216/rpp.v13i1.6143Keywords:
Beleza, Esporte, Estética, MídiaAbstract
What is the relation between aesthetics and sport? Beauty surpasses fashion and cinema’s boundaries, reaching sports. It doesn’t seem enough to be just an athlete, but also to be beautiful and, therefore, to have a considerable appearance in the media. It is the highlight of aesthetics in the composition of a spectacle and of sports. Sport is then a celebration influenced by the conception of beauty. Through the public image of two athletes, the Russian tennis player Anna Kournikova and the English soccer player David Beckham, we sought to understand the trinomial aesthetics – sport – media. What beforehand can be said is that the corporal exposure of athletes is evident: some posing nude; some acting as models, influencing collection of designers’ brands, in other words, being highlighted by their physical beauty.
Keywords: Sport - Aesthetics - Media