GCSE ART & DESIGN

Jadien Armstrong

This piece focuses on the concept of being locked and trapped in place. The string pulling against the subject’s face shows that the subject is restrained and unable to move.

GCSE ART & DESIGN BEATRICE BUDDEN

This work portrays the feeling of isolation within the vastness of nature. This atmosphere of isolation has been emphasised through the use of brown tones, which reflects the vast empty space.

GCSE ART & DESIGN DOROTHEA COLLINS

The focus of this piece the restrictions of a patriarchal society. The torn wedding dress has reproductions of 19th century portraits of women sewn into it. This physical barrier between the viewer and the paintings conveys the constrictive effect of the patriarchy.

30cm x 45cm (x2)

GCSE ART & DESIGN EIMEAR COYLE

This pieces focuses on the unrealistic beauty expectations of society. The first painting depicts a person conforming to these standards, the harsh rips in the face, symbolise plastic surgery. The painting behind depicts the same person laid bare and defying beauty standards.

GCSE ART & DESIGN

MAY DAMMANN - SMITH

This piece communicates how women are often demonised and targeted in the media, and how they are held up to a different standard than men.

This piece conveys the three stages of emotional fragmentation as a result of the male gaze, and the way in which societal pressures and expectations can deeply damage women.