Whenever I look at art references for female body types, why does the Inverted Triangle look nearly identical to the Hourglass, even when compared side by side?

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• remon@ani.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨hour⁩ ago

  That’s why I prefer hexagons.

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• Okokimup@lemmy.world ⁨13⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Can you provide an image example?

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  • blimthepixie@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨9⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    If you put two triangles point to point and squint then it might look like an hourglass

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    • Lumidaub@feddit.org ⁨9⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Sure but how does that look identical to an inverted triangle?

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• OriginEnergySux@lemmy.world ⁨12⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  I could be wrong, but I’m pretty sure the modern hourglass and inverted triangle art references look identical due to aesthetic homogenization triggered by Japan’s 1937 invasion of China and the fall of Nanking. This conflict dismantled traditional Asian art institutions. Post-war, rebuilt media industries adopted Western commercial ideals. Today, reference artists apply identical stylized curves (cinched waists and padded hips) to both figures, flattening the inverted triangle into the hourglass template.

  But I could be completely wrong, I dunno

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• over_clox@lemmy.world ⁨12⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Well I’m not exactly sure, but whatever the reason, that might explain why I’m aroused by hourglasses…

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