from the Series: The Deceiver and The Deceived

Set of three wall sculptures constructed from recycled materials, specifically tin cans and vintage steel dollhouses, aluminum rivets. The steel is cut, folded, and riveted together. 
 

The series, The Deceiver and the Deceived focuses on images of women from tin food containers in a number of stereotyped roles exemplifying how women are portrayed in our consumer society. Who is the deceiver and who are the deceived in our society when women are portrayed as pure, alluring, refreshing, and delicious, good as homemade?

Immortal Anachronism portray the idealized images of women from a classic era. Ideals of beauty from art history continued to be immortalized in all art forms, from statues to Wedgwood pottery.  

I continued to be astonished that classic images of women from antiquity are still used on consumer packaging. The images are immortal, yet so inconsistent with 20th/21st century standards of beauty. In some ways, these images have a timeless quality.             

Dimensions for each frame: 
11.25" height x 11.25" width x 1.5" depth

This wall frame is available for purchase or exhibition.

Photo Credit: Philip Cohen

 © Harriete Estel Berman, 1995-1996, 2021