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Remember Alicia's tattoo on If I Ain't Got You single cover? Although it isn't
real, what matters is the idea behind it, which is the similarity of woman's shape
to a violin. The design is similar to the one from Man Ray's work Violon d'Ingres,
in which two fs like those on the soundboard of a violin are superimposed on a
woman's naked back.
The contours of stringed instruments evoke body shapes, as is vividly illustrated
in photographer Man Ray's work Violon d'Ingres, in which two fs like those on
the soundboard of a violin are superimposed on a woman's naked back.
Man Ray - Violon d'Ingres Interestingly enough, instruments are usually displayed
or photographed not in their playing position, but in an upright position like
that of a person standing. Some parts of musical instruments are even named after
parts of the body, for example, the waist, ribs and neck. Contrary to the conventional
wisdom, the instrument is not an extension but a representation of the body.
