Uncanny potrayal of fashion and beauty, 2022

Oil on canvas

16 x 20 in

This piece is a surreal exploration of contemporary beauty ideals, blending whimsy with the unsettling. The central figure, a girl adorned with makeup, gazes upward, holding a string of balloons, each featuring a closed eye with makeup, evoking a dreamlike connection to beauty's gaze and self-perception.

A gate made from fingers, each with brightly designed acrylic nails, stretches across the lower canvas, partially obscuring her face. This barrier, both playful and eerie, reflects the intricate boundaries between self-expression and societal expectations. The lavender sky with cloud-lips that drip across the background enhances the surreal, almost uncanny atmosphere, pushing the viewer to question the constructed nature of beauty and fashion in modern culture.