Idoru
Idoru (Japanese idol, aidoru), the term often refers to female performers in their late teens and early twenties who achieve fame through publicity in the mass media, young girls are often plucked by talent scouts at an early age based primarily on their looks.
In Japan the butterfly is seen as a symbol of young womanhood.
“If he’d anticipated her at all, it had been as some industrial strength synthesis of Japan’s last three dozen top female media faces. That was usually the way in Hollywood, and the formula tended to be even more rigid, in the case of software agents – eigenheads, their feautures algorithmically derived from some human mean of proven popularity.
She was nothing like that.
Her black hair, rough-cut and shining, brushed pale bare shoulders as she turned her head. She had no eyebrows, and both her lids and lashes seemed to have been dusted with something white, leaving her dark pupils in stark contrast.
And no her eyes met his.
He seemed to cross a line. In the very structure of her face, in geometries of underlying bone, lay coded histories of dynastic flight, privation, terrible migrations.�?
“Idoru�? William Gibson, 1996, page 175.
Idoru belongs to the following groups:
Japanfluence and Vector Goodness Lounge
Aaron Booth
Instant Fave. You rock.
Jeremy Mawson
Woof! I dig.
FireRabbit
This piece is awesome!
Vee T
Great style you have. Love this one !
Belinda Leopold
UNREAL-Your work is hot babe :)
thickblackoutline
this is amazing!! love your work
BigFatRobot
loving everything you do!
Damian
Brilliant image, love the detail and the cool description.
Melinda Kerr
Hey Andrea! It’s Melinda Kerr here-how are you? Man your work is brilliant! Just wonderful. Going to check out your website.
innocentgirl
Mel! Cool! How have you been? Will send you an email.
TARNYAChambers
beautiful….
David Haviland
Love William Gibson and love this, a great tribute to a wonderful author.
Jovan de Melo
amazing illustration!
Persephoni
omg! This is really good. well done!
innocentgirl
TARNYAChambers – thanks so much!
David Haviland – so glad to meet another Gibson fan!
Jovan de Melo – as are yours!
Persephoni – Thanks so much!
SabreToothFairy
truely gorgeous!
Firedrake
Beautiful!
Peter Coleman
Go gibson (have you read pattern recognition?) Great stuff ..watchlist
KandyKain
Ooooh Gorgeous! I adore her!
trickyruby
gorgeous design, love all the elements.
blacksesameseed
The colours are excellent for this picture, and the butterfly pattern too. Great stuff
Junko Azukawa
I got this card from KAZARI :) currently my works are there too. I love your work!
innocentgirl
SabreToothFairy – thank you… you have a great name!
Firedrake – thanks!
Peter James – Thanks! Sure did!
KandyKain – and she loves the adoration.
trickruby – thanks!
blacksesameseed – the butterfly pattern is from a dress I had in childhood.
Junko Azukawa – really? Arigatou! I will have to visit Kazari again soon!
starx
Nice! :)
Marilyn Harris
Wonderful work!! Beautifully designed. Love the pink butterflies!
Rachel Aponte
Super design! I love the use of black and pink! Beautiful!
AnitaInverarity
Brilliant xx
tiffatron
very unique illustration- well done :)