one size fits all beauty
vintage images enhanced with embroidered hair & make-up
Women have been pressured by media and popular thought to conform to societal standards throughout history. Concerned with unrealistic beauty standards and conventional definitions of femininity and sexuality, I push these ideas into the grotesque by applying current ideals to vintage images exposing the absurdity of one size fits all beauty paradigm.
6″ x 6″ each
painted ladies
contemporary beauty
20″ x 20″
© 2019 Winnie van der Rijn