Fake Looks, Anna Bell Woodbury, 2020
My work is about plastic beauty. The subject matter of my work is similar to my previous works which portrays a somewhat dark theme. Fake Looks is about how we take plastic and make it into pretty things, but at the same time, we are killing the real beauty around us.
I take what I see from nature, politics, films, and music to use in my art. I find myself getting mad at the world sometimes, a lot of it comes from the Trump agenda. This anger always fuels my inspiration because it makes me feel like I need to speak up. In addition to politics, I love to watch films and listen to music to fuel my visual inspiration.
In this piece, I want the viewers to question how plastic manifests in their lives. I am exploring the tendency to be selfish and to want pretty things even if it comes at the cost of our planet.