A portrait series examining beauty pageant contestants through expressive paint application, raw colors, and distorted facial features. The figures are placed against repeating background motifs, such as barbed wire and stenciled patterns, contrasting pageant glamour with graphic isolation.
Rina Messinger, 2021 – Oil on canvas, 80×60 cmAnne Marie Pohtamo, 2021 – Oil on canvas, 80×60 cmGeorgina Rizk, 2020 – Oil on canvas, 80×60 cmLinda Bement, 2020 – Oil on canvas, 80×60 cmSylvia Hitchcock, 2020 – Oil on canvas, 80×60 cmLuz Marina Zuluaga, 2020 – Oil on canvas, 80×60 cmArmi Kuusela, 2020 – Oil on canvas, 90×70 cmGladys Zender, 2020 – Oil on canvas, 80×60 cmAkiko Kojima, 2020 – Oil on canvas, 80×60 cmChristiane Martel, 2020 – Oil on canvas, 90×70 cmCorinna Tsopei, 2020 – Oil on canvas, 90×70 cmIeda Maria Vargas, 2020 – Oil on canvas, 80×60 cmMartha Vasconcellos, 2021 – Oil on canvas, 88×68 cmChristiane Martel, 2020 – Oil on canvas, 55×40 cmUntitled, 2020 – Oil on canvas, 41×33 cm
