In Beauty with Lipstick in Abstract, I explore the thin line between beauty and influence - between seduction and control.
A woman with a colourful, almost digital skin texture takes centre stage. Her face is abstract, almost unreal: composed of algorithmically generated patterns that blur the line between man and machine. Several male hands reach around her head, all with one purpose - to apply the perfect lipstick.
This composition embodies a tension deeply rooted in our visual culture.
Does the woman want to be beautiful for herself, or for the other person's gaze?
Is make-up an expression of identity, or a symbol of expectations imposed from outside?
The hands represent society, the media, and perhaps also the algorithms that determine what is "attractive" today.
The background, also algorithmically generated, reinforces the abstract nature of the work.
This creates a confrontation between old ideals of beauty and new forms of digital aesthetics.
"Beauty with Lipstick in Abstract" is a modern, layered ode to the complexity of female expression - powerful, critical and aesthetically seductive.
A work that asks questions about who really holds the brush in the portrayal of beauty.
My work exists at the intersection of modern Pop Art and Expressionism, with influences from Modernism. Contrast, whether in light, color, or subject, plays a central role in my art. The color red is often prominently featured.
Each piece I create tells a story. I produce..
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