My artwork is continuous self-reflecting journey based on my experiences living in a world full of so many body ideals. The world is full of rules and beauty regulations and expectations that are meant to be followed. At a young age we are preconditioned to measure ourselves upon a given standard, instead of focusing on the beauty within as an individual. My work captures real woman, with real life situations.
Living in a culture that is visually obsessed with physical appearances, my work explores the categorization and objectification of females and forces the viewer to consider the severe disconnect between reality and idealism in my larger-than-life figures. Working in oil, I paint large-scale paintings that are focused on crossing the boundaries between everyday, real women and that of Western society’s “ideal woman.” Employing green hues and tones, I wish to highlight the grotesque emotions that represent the dissatisfactions women face from societal standards of the body.
Growing up in an affluent community, I felt constantly judged on my physical appearance. The worth of a female is determined based on meeting certain criteria. I have altered my appearance so I could finally feel pretty while looking in the mirror. Since making drastic cosmetic changes, I have been able to realize the harm that media and the ones around had on me. Women are conditioned by these socially constructed expectations from an early age, and those that do not fit the standard imposed by society suffer mental, physical, and emotional pressures, in addition to warped and unrealistic self- and body images. These issues are the focus and content of my work.
My goal is to challenge the unrealistic perceptions of women, to help other women begin to develop a healthy view of self – to remind them they are not alone, to educate society as a whole, on the detrimental, and sometimes life-threatening, impacts these impractical expectations place on women. My artwork has a voice, just like every female who feels as if there life decisions do not have to be predetermined for them based on standards put upon them. Ultimately, I wish to help others embrace all types of beauty, regardless of these ingrained societal and cultural standards.
Living in a culture that is visually obsessed with physical appearances, my work explores the categorization and objectification of females and forces the viewer to consider the severe disconnect between reality and idealism in my larger-than-life figures. Working in oil, I paint large-scale paintings that are focused on crossing the boundaries between everyday, real women and that of Western society’s “ideal woman.” Employing green hues and tones, I wish to highlight the grotesque emotions that represent the dissatisfactions women face from societal standards of the body.
Growing up in an affluent community, I felt constantly judged on my physical appearance. The worth of a female is determined based on meeting certain criteria. I have altered my appearance so I could finally feel pretty while looking in the mirror. Since making drastic cosmetic changes, I have been able to realize the harm that media and the ones around had on me. Women are conditioned by these socially constructed expectations from an early age, and those that do not fit the standard imposed by society suffer mental, physical, and emotional pressures, in addition to warped and unrealistic self- and body images. These issues are the focus and content of my work.
My goal is to challenge the unrealistic perceptions of women, to help other women begin to develop a healthy view of self – to remind them they are not alone, to educate society as a whole, on the detrimental, and sometimes life-threatening, impacts these impractical expectations place on women. My artwork has a voice, just like every female who feels as if there life decisions do not have to be predetermined for them based on standards put upon them. Ultimately, I wish to help others embrace all types of beauty, regardless of these ingrained societal and cultural standards.