The Second Sex
Maisy, Age 18
This large self-portrait is a portrayal of female empowerment and the glamour of a 1920’s Flapper breaking free of restrictions put on her by a masculine dominated society. I included Simone de Beauvoir’s Feminist book ‘The Second Sex’ (1946). The coloured lighting is influenced by society painter Ambrose McEvoy. I enjoy this loose style of painting.