Aesthetic Progression detail 2 Acrylic Print

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In this second head, the progression has moved to preadolescence and the obsession with the tacky and shallow glamor of such things as Barbie dolls. Embedded in this head are some silk roses and a ballerina Barbie. Helpful excerpt from the description of the entire series: "The 'progression' referred to is the sense of personal aesthetic with growth and maturity. That is, what we appreciate aesthetically changes from the time we are a baby until we are old. Inside each of the clear heads are embedded objects intended to show this, and each head is at a different stage of emergence from a base."

(Please click complete bio link below to be taken to the full bio on my website.) Please note that this artist died in March 2013, but her art lives on and remains available for sale for the benefit of her son, who maintains this site. Here is the biography she wrote for this site: I was born and raised in Tucson, Arizona. As an adult I have lived in the suburbs of Phoenix, Washington, D.C., Atlanta, Cleveland, Boston, and now back in the Atlanta area again. I think Cleveland suits my temperament the best though I have high hopes for Boston. I have a teenage son who is always very encouraging and supportive of my artwork. I have been an artist since early childhood, but it was only once I was into my thirties that I realized that making...