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| Black Barbies, Chaz Howkins, 2015, spray painted Barbie dolls |
I spray painted three dolls completely matt black as I wanted to erase their facial features to make them appear sinister as the viewer is left lost and longing for explanation. I found that darkening the dolls highlighted their disproportionate body shapes as, when displayed against a white background, their waistline is extremely exaggerated, drawing attention to how frail and unhealthy these body images are.