*Quick help needed in art project featuring ayu!*

[koumori]

If you want to concentrate on Ayu for an art project..I think it's interesting what you mentioned about Ayu seperating herself from "the product, Ayumi Hamasaki", especially in her early years. I remember one quote was something like..."I sometimes want to just be Ayu, shopping for jeans, but I know to my fans and the public I will always just be "Ayumi Hamasaki". This is why I do not get impatient when people follow me, even when I am just personal shopping. To them there is no difference between "Ayu" and "Ayumi Hamasaki"."

I think for a while Ayu struggled with putting together her public/celebrity/on-stage persona and still retaining how she was personally, especially since her lyrics were so personal. I think now she feels a lot more at rest with how she acts and what she shares with TA, staff and fans...but earlier on there was a definite struggle going on. It could be really interesting to base your celebrity artwork off that internal struggle, which at times she made so public.

For her general image in the media, it depends where you look..for tabloids looking for scoops and readers, it'll be the plastic-fantastic super-diva Ayu~ For fashion magazines it'll be the legend that never ceases to cause style and trends wherever she goes. Just like in her music, she has many images..but in the media, they're created for her, y'know? Whichever is more interesting you should go for.