Back of jacket, front of jacket, opened jacket (from top to bottom)
Mediums: Citrasolv Image transfer, Acrylic, Spray Paint
This piece highlights the negative stereotypes pushed upon women by media and marketing outlets, particularly the clothing industry. Women suffer scrutiny when they don't live up to the excessive physical and mental standards, many of which contradict one another.This is encapsulated in this piece through the predominant medium being the clothing itself; a representation of the clothing industry's heavy influence on society's expectations of women. On the outer layer we see a leather jacket littered with terms used by media to describe women that do not fit within these preset societal expectations. Some of these terms apply to the way society views rats as well. We can also see a rat on an old TV peeking out beneath the leather jacket, implying these negative phrases are applied to the rat by a media outlet. When interacted with and unzipped the full shirt is then revealed to show a self-portrait surrounded by two flowers. I included a self-portrait since this issue is one that I , myself, often struggle with. I am proud of who I am, despite my flaws. However, I do have moments in which I feel a sense of negativity towards myself due to my lack of conventional beauty. The interactivity of the piece also represents our individual need, as well as an overall societal need, to look past a woman's superficial qualities and value women as a whole.
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