Acrylic on Canvas
70cm x 90cm
Irene features a modern, blond doll whose flawless features suggest the contemporary ideal of beauty. Through smooth textures and polished surfaces, the painting critiques societal standards of perfection, highlighting how dolls—like cultural expectations—shape perceptions of desirability and femininity.
This painting is part of a series that explores the complex intersections of femininity, identity, and cultural expectation through the lens of dolls—objects that are at once familiar, comforting, and unsettling.