Paintings- mixed media: Poupee Noire

Poupee Noire, mixed media on solid wood door 24" X 80"
Poupee Noire or Black Doll
Why would anyone wish they were lighter skinned? taller? shorter? thinner? fatter? Why would anyone perform breast augmentation? liposuction? any cosmetic surgery for that matter? straighten, lengthen, curl or color hair? Why? Because we have been brainwashed. As children we are force fed fairy tales. For a girl the world of fantasy becomes reality as she waits for the knight in shining armor to save her and sweep her off her feet. Television, movies and generally all mass media continue to perpetuate this happily ever after myth through adulthood. We are too unwilling to appreciate the inherent beauty in reality.