Part One: Looking at the Product
Creep is a song by the American alternative rock band Radiohead. Thom Yorke wrote this song inspired by a girl he was attracted to. He didn’t feel confident enough to let her know how he felt. Thom Yorke says “Any man with any sensitivity or conscience toward the opposite sex would have a problem. To actually assert yourself in a masculine way without looking like you're in a hard-rock band is a very difficult thing to do…” He explains how troublesome it was for him to actually admit to a woman his feelings while being in a rock band. The lyrics talk about perfection and underestimating one self. In this song Yorke writes about not feeling good enough for someone or something. In addition to feeling out of place in a social environment or feeling different from everyone.This song tells about a person who can’t accept himself because of the social standards. Leading him to label himself as a creep because he is different than the model he looks up to. The lyrics read “I don't care if it hurts / I want to have control / I want a perfect body / I want a perfect soul.” This shows how deep he admires this “model" and doesn’t care “if it hurts” because he wants to be or feel special.
Eating Disorder is an oil based painting by Kim Noble which depicts a woman with an eating disorder in front of a mirror who sees herself overweight but in reality she is skinny. This painting is based on a single mother who deals with multiple identities classified as a mental disorder called dissociative identity disorder (DID). Painting is one of Kim’s way of dealing with her mental disorder.
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