Kruger-inspired photographic print

This supporting piece for my other slogan-based work is influenced by Barbara Kruger. Like her work, it deals with the idea of "beauty", and I have used the faces of celebrities and combined them with bold text. Unlike these "beautiful" women, most of us do not have the money or time to spend on altering our appearances to the extent that famous women do.

As Barbara Kruger appropriates photographs of famous people to make a point, so too does this piece. I have appropriated both the faces of the women, and Kruger's use of bold type, to make the work visually prominent and eye-catching.

The concept of "beauty" is subjective - what makes a woman "beautiful" in one culture is completely different from others. This piece aims to give women something to relate to, as these are faces they are likely to see all the time in the media. It breaks up the famous faces with bold text that disputes the notion that "Hollywood beauty is real beauty".