Plastic
Materials: Plastic doll, doll's hair, air dry clay, wood, white ink
8"L x 4"W x 5"H
The Gap
Materials: Wood, acrylic paint, crushed pastel, air dry clay, colored ink
4"L x 4"W x 15"H
Artist Statement:
The work titled Plastic reflects the upcoming phenomenon with plastic surgery and "beautification" procedures, specifically targeted towards women. I chose this social issue because it is becoming apparent that the use of surgeries and injections to enhance the body is becoming more prevalent; young women are feeling the effect and pressure of today's beauty standards. These procedures are becoming normalized, and these ideals are not natural to young and grown women. Plastic reflects the need to change one's body to fit the advertised beauty standards. The doll is cracked; she is half plastic and has bleached blonde hair. She is also sitting on a hospital bed. She represents numerous women who fall prey to the need to "become plastic."
The work titled The Gap reflects the gender wage gap between men and women in the workplace. I chose the gender wage gap because I find it frustrating as a woman that I may not get paid the same amount for doing the same job as a man does. I wanted to portray that in my sculpture by splitting one bust into a man and a woman. The woman's and the man's heads are broken; inside their heads, the viewer can see that the woman is thinking about equality, and the man is thinking about money. They are sitting on top of a very tall office building that resembles the numerous workers in the world who suffer from the gender wage gap.
Research:
The effect of people being on Zoom since 2020 has been that people are noticing that their appearance could use some enhancement. Botox is as normal as getting a haircut nowadays, the article says.
https://connect.uclahealth.org/2022/02/03/zoom-face-phenomenon-has-people-eyeing-plastic-surgery/
There is a discernable gap between men's and women's hourly wages. It is averaged that each woman makes 80 cents for every dollar a typical man makes.
Pay discrimination was made illegal over half a century ago, but the gap between men's and woman's wages is still prevalent today. Different groups of women experience different gaps in pay based on race, ethnicity, age, education, and disabilities.
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