“Ambivalence”

 

The content we expose ourselves to in the media changes the way we think about ourselves and others. Young people are highly affected by the values embraced by the media. In effect, the media offers numerous interpretations of what is beautiful, sexy, attractive, and appropriate. It has been argued that the social media effect creates a false sense of self and self-esteem through the use of likes, fans, comments, posts, etc. Naturally, our inner world and personality are reflected to others in a partial way,whether we choose it or not. Our true identity is distorted not only in virtual space, but also during the current Covid-19 outbreak, in which we are forced to hide behind masks.

 

In this series of ladies' portraits, the artist wishes to motivate and encourage the viewers to look within themselves in the hopes of discovering their own inner beauty as well as to ignite the viewers’ imagination.