Fabricated examines the objectification of females through the seductive visual language of advertising and fashion.
The red, bold, vibrant fabric dominates the frame, while only a sliver of the female’s face remains visible, her anonymity inviting audiences to identify with the work. The luxurious material becomes the primary object of attention, overshadowing her individuality and her humanity.
Through cinematic techniques that emulate the framing of advertising and film stills, the painting exposes a visual culture in which the material, luxury and desirability are prioritised over the female’s humanity.
Fabricated challenges the imperfection of a society conditioned by patriarchal systems to locate value in the perfection of appearance, revealing how society’s obsession with the material, prescribes and perpetuates the diminishing of the female herself.