Madison Lisowski 2020

I took a course on beauty roles and wrote a portfolio. Piece #1 is a self-portrait that was taken from the idea that no matter how hard girls try, they still fail to be positive when looking in the mirror. My second piece is a Hockney-style Barbie doll titled "Barbie Standards." Piece #3 shares how demeaning the truths of a scale can be. The 4th piece is projector art with slurs to show the words people get called both on social media and in reality. Piece #5 is based off of "beauty hurts" and the pain girls go through to look beautiful. Piece #6 features my actual writing from my writing portfolio and also features an excessive amount of pink, the color symbol of feminism. My seventh photo is based off of the quote "beauty is in the eye of the beholder." Piece #8 depicts the idea that one can only be beautiful with plastic surgery. The ninth piece is about "white-washing" in the media. My final piece is based off of the eating disorders that come with "beauty."

SUSTAINED INVESTIGATION:

Height x Width: 16 x 20Material(s): DSLR, ring light, white cloth backdrop, dark makeup, tripod, Photoshop, myselfProcess(es): Set up self timer and backdrop, applied dark makeup photographed self, edited in Photoshop
Height x Width: 20 x 16Material(s): DSLR, white lights, Barbie doll, Photoshop, white cloth backdropProcess(es): Set up Barbie doll and backdrop, photographed over 50 times, edited in Photoshop
Height x Width: 8 x 10Material(s): DSLR, natural lighting, student model, scale, PhotoshopProcess(es): Set up scale and lighting, photographed, edited in Photoshop
Height x Width: 8 x10Material(s): DSLR, projector, ripped paper, Sharpies, student model, Photoshop Process(es): Wrote degrading terms on paper, photographed, projected on model, photographed, altered in Photoshop
Height x Width: 8 x10Material(s): DSLR, student model, Photoshop, band aids, high heels, daylight panelsProcess(es): Placed band aids, set up backdrop, model, and lighting, photographed, altered in Photoshop
Height x Width: 8 x10Material(s): White vinyl backdrop, DSLR, white lights, student model, previous essays, student model, PhotoshopProcess(es): Wrote portfolio on beauty, set up and photographed, altered in Photoshop with written portfolio
Height x Width: 8 x10Material(s): DSLR, student model, ring light, PhotoshopProcess(es): Based off of quote, set up model, photographed, altered in Photoshop
Height x Width: 8 x10Material(s): DSLR, ring light, student model, red cloth backdrop, tripod, PhotoshopProcess(es): Inspired by plastic surgery, set up model and backdrop, photographed, altered in Photoshop
Height x Width: 8 x10Material(s): DSLR, ring light, white vinyl backdrop, student models, white paint, PhotoshopProcess(es): Research on white-washing, set up models and backdrop, edited in Photoshop
Height x Width: 8 x10Material(s): DSLR, silverware, bowl, tape measure, natural light, PhotoshopProcess(es): Set up table setting, photographed, altered in Photoshop

SELECTED WORKS:

Height x Width: 8x10Idea(s): The idea behind this piece is how colors can symbolize certain emotions, in this case, sadness. Material(s): DSLR, student model, tissue paper, tape, white lights, black backdrop, PhotoshopProcess(es): Set up lighting and backdrop, set up tissue paper and model, photographed, edited in Photoshop
Height x Width: 16 x 20Idea(s): This image was captured in the moment. I saw beauty and strong composition and took advantage of it.Material(s): DLSR, Photoshop, student modelsProcess(es): Photographed, edited in Photoshop
Height x Width: 20 x 16Idea(s): This photo was to strengthen my high key white lighting photography.Material(s): DSLR, tripod, white backdrop, student model, white lights, PhotoshopProcess(es): Set up lighting and backdrop, set up student model and tripod, photographed, edited in Photoshop