Artist Statement

Artist Statement

Body Image

Emma Whyte                      K00138971               luckybells.blogspot.com

                        My concept is about body image and identity. What I am looking at is how women perceive themselves, how they are always trying to change themselves, trying to improve their self-image for the hopes of becoming happy. I am looking at how in the public eye, the media, portrays being overweight as undesirable and, being an unhealthy skinny is beauty and how women 'should look'. Their self – esteems are automatically lowered to a point of hating what they see in the mirror. Obviously women will try to change to 'improve' themselves to try and become someone they are not, like these 'super models'. Unfortunately they are going to extreme, lengths to become someone they are not, to be happy. I am looking into different ways women try to change their looks like plastic surgery, Botox, dieting, extreme make up, etc. I will be exploring different print processes to try and get the message of my project across. I will be doing multiple wood blocks, silkscreen and the different processes involved in that such as mono silkscreen. I will also be doing etching and some intaglio. I have plans to use Photoshop and possibly film as more medias. I'll be doing drawings, paintings and will also be taking plaster cast of different body parts to try and create, 'The Perfect Body'.