For this piece I wanted to express how everyone looks and sometimes acts the same. They desire to have a certain look and they continue to strive after it until they look like everyone else. I used Barbies since Barbies are unrealistically desirable when it comes to the image of the body. I didn't want this to be a glamorous piece, I wanted it to look more on the creepy side because I feel like striving for perfection shouldn't be a good thing. I painted them, well most of them all pink since pink is a common Barbie color. I made their clothes out of food wrappers since they look like they haven't eaten a good meal, also it's ironic since there waists are so tiny and chips aren't the ideal health food. For the middle girl I really wanted to use her to show her transforming into the others. That's why she doesn't look finished as well her hair is turning brown. The chip clothes isn't finished, because it is in the process of connecting to her. The boats circling her as well on her is the symbol of society, they are what is changing her into the others, into a clone. In the end, the choices you choose to fit in, you are just another clone.
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February 2017
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