New Beginnings Print

Painting from Mallory's "Summer Series" Collection (Frame not included in dimensions) This series explores the ongoing journey of female identity and perceived body image. Beauty can be found in the body’s shape, shadows, and curves despite Western society’s projection of unrealistic beauty ideals. The illustrated wallpaper patterns utilize feminine shapes found in nature complimenting the curvature of the body. Contrasting colors provide dissidence between the background and foreground’s suspended bodies. The intentional exclusion of heads, hands and feet evoke ambiguity and simplicity in the sculptural female forms. The absence of identity and ethnicity is achieved by the use of unconventional color ranges. The series celebrates a multiplicity of female form, rendering beauty in variety.