My Work Compared to Bright’s

There are many similarities to my images and Bright’s image because her portraits of Barbie dolls inspired mine. They are both close ups where the focal points of the images are on the face. However, Bright has used more of a chiaroscuro effect on her image and has edited it so the doll’s eyes are actually human eyes . Furthermore, Bright has chosen and African American Barbie in order to show the lack of and inaccurate and unrealistic representation of African american women in dolls. I, on the other hand, chose that specific Barbie because the stereotype of beauty that Barbie represents to me was perfectly represented in that Barbie. To me Barbie has always been that blonde skinny doll in pink. I wanted to show a lack of true female identity by removing features of her face to be symbolic.

My work compared to Simmons

My image is similar to Simmons in the way that I took inspirations off of the domestic mise-en-scene. They both have a disturbing look to them but Simmons is more subtle than mine. They are both similar in the way that Simmons also incorporates shadows to create the sinister edge to her images. The messages behind both images are different. Simmon’s used the setting of a kitchen to get across her message about women’s roles in the society. However, I used it along with the gory scene with Ken to show how 21st century women brake these domestic role and beauty expectations.