Oil on Canvas
I wanted to portray the relentless pursuit of beauty and maintaining youth/beauty for women in this piece. Within her private sphere (a bathroom), items such as makeup brushes, donning on artificial wigs and actions such as face tightening massages/the act of putting on makeup are habits ingrained into the everyday lives of the modern woman who expend the time and effort to manicure themselves, manufacturing a facade of beauty no matter how fleeting.
Study of Reverse by Jenny Saville (2019)