Steven-Sanchez

I wanted to illustrate the pressure the media puts on people, especially women. The model's eyes have been replaced with images from magazines, symbolizing the digestion of the media's messages; parts of her body have been replaced with food items to represent the way women are treated as objects for consumption; her midsection has an hourglass overlay, which is a visual representation of both the classic "hourglass" figure most women strive for, and also the shelf-life of youth, which is so valued in society; she stands in front of a TV and a magazine, which obviously represent the media she's exposed to every day. The television screen has a close-up picture of sequined Converse sneaker (with a rainbow overlay for extra prettiness) to symbolize how the general public will accept anything that is pretty or sugar-coated and accept it without question, even if it harms them.

 

Attribution:

Charles McCain - www.flickr.com/photos/anhonorablegerman/7622534678/

Puamelia - www.flickr.com/photos/ykjc9/2668444352/

theimpulsivebuy - www.flickr.com/photos/theimpulsivebuy/5252915524/

etherealdawn - www.flickr.com/photos/etherealdawn/4642995911/

ellenm1 - www.flickr.com/photos/ellenm1/4280476270/

conskeptical - www.flickr.com/photos/conskeptical/354950297/

Joe Shlabotnik - www.flickr.com/photos/joeshlabotnik/2116913632/

Pirate Alice - www.flickr.com/photos/piratealice/2056491590/

Jessica Mullen - www.flickr.com/photos/jessicamullen/4784405942/

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