Statement

My original intention for the work was to create juxtaposition between Romantic-era paintings of women and products from the modern beauty industry. In this way, a message is formed about how beauty standards have evolved over time, or perhaps rather how they have stayed the same. In old paintings and in modern society, women are idealized and their appearances are held to high standards, so they have to work hard to change their appearance to fit the ideal. My “deeper” goals for the project were to remind viewers of this issue. On the other hand, my project ended up the way it did because I just really like to draw girls. So that’s my “shallower” motivation for this project.