
This is one of the last paintings in the scholarship folio. The theme was the Commercialization of Feminism in the modern society, and incorporated influences from the Japanese neo-pop 'Superflat' movement (Takashi Murikami*, Yoshimoto Nara*) and the post-surrealism 'Lowbrow' movement (Mark Ryden*, Audrey Kawasaki*) of Los Angeles. Through this work I attempted to convey the commercial values of the hereditary female status. The feminine faces emerging from the wood grains refers to the wood-nymph origins of women in fairy tales, creating a sense of innocence and purity. The IKEA-catalogue inspired composition contrasts this by imposing a commercial purpose to the image, reflecting society's tendency to objectify women by their commercial value.

727
Takashi Murikami*
1996
300 x 450
Acrylic on Canvas Mounted on Board

Home
Yoshimoto Nara*
2006
72.5 x 60.5
Acrylic on Canvas

The Four Elements
Mark Ryden*
2006
94 x 114
Oil on Panal

Nest Hair
Audrey Kawasaki*
2007
15 x 11
Oil on Wood
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