Mel Bagshaw - Doll face - Marsala

Mel BagshawDollface seriesColor photo19.5" x 29.5"Several framing options available Doll face (2008-2010) looks at the roles, dress and stages of women that have been discussed, celebrated and desired by society as a whole. These are roles, where women have a strong visual identity and a potentially underlying dominance and sexual power. Taking recognizable working roles of women, many of which are often seen as service roles, weak or un-empowered, these direct confrontational images reveal the power and possibilities of these roles and transform them into powerful symbols of female supremacy. These uniforms are a powerful way of representing and defining our image, starting from our first presentation to the world, our baby clothes. These clothes begin the process of our image presentation, description of gender and sexuality to the world. Using one model throughout serves to illustrate the power of women, with makeup and dress, to manipulate, adapt, reinvent and represent themselve