I am working once again with the human form, working with textures and textiles that relate to the human form, using the idea of the muscles, the folds of the skin, the bones etc. Also, I am working with the conclusion to my main message of the destruction of beauty in relation to the urban environment I am doing a series of paintings to reflect the isolation I often feel while living in the urban environment and being succumbed to the ideology of “Commercial Beauty” and the effect it causes; destruction.
Moving from a primarily rural setting to the hub of Limerick city I noticed, the billboards, posters, advertisements, and signs all around me bombarding me with products and methods to “make me beautiful”.Initially, I found it truly over-whelming as being completely exposed and vunerable to such severe advertising, I felt drowned.I wanted to show my reaction to all of this “commercial beauty” in relation to the urban environment and show how beauty can be ugly and often lead to destruction.
Asking "Why?" : The Human Form
Burning Barbies
While I was designing and painting my big piece I was experimenting with Barbies in order to explore the concept of "destroyed beauty". In my mind, Barbie was almost the idolized product for beauty and was a “model" for perfection for everyday women; however this need for perfection and beauty often led to the woman’s own demise. This idea of “decay” and “destruction” of things beautiful can be reflected within the urban environment I see around me. How there were buildings, plant life, people who once were all beautiful have been destroyed and decayed over time.
Its Been A While.
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