How Do I Look?

Acrylic paint, oil paint, henna paste, metal pieces on canvas. This piece exhibits a deliberately exaggerated, faceless female figure. She represents past beauty standards with no particular identity. The use of traditional elements – such as metal lotus flowers and henna – enhances the perception of old beauty standards of being just that: old. However, they also develop a sense of validity, proving that she is beautiful regardless of standards. This painting belongs to a set of two. Her sister has a different body type, commenting on how modern models and beauty are expected to be. There are evident contrasts between the two, but they are both undeniably beautiful.