Type of Submission
Art Exhibit
Keywords
Sculpture, Furniture, Wood
Proposal
Beauty Is Pain
Danielle Cheek
Ambrosia maple
24” x 13.5” x 11.25”
2023
“Beauty is pain,” a common phrase articulated to justify societal pressures on women to conform to the culture’s depiction of ideal beauty. Beauty Is Pain is a wooden stool that illustrates this metaphor through its grain and sharp angles. Ambrosia maple wood was specifically selected for this project because the grain’s coloring is not completely uniform, allowing for diversity to be celebrated. Pain is visualized, however, through the three supporting legs, leading to the sharp points of the triangular seat. The piece itself, while intimidating in appearance, provides a natural feeling seat which leaves the pondering question, “should this juxtaposition continue to define the lives of many women and girls today?”
Creative Commons License
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Publication Date
2024
Beauty Is Pain
Beauty Is Pain
Danielle Cheek
Ambrosia maple
24” x 13.5” x 11.25”
2023
“Beauty is pain,” a common phrase articulated to justify societal pressures on women to conform to the culture’s depiction of ideal beauty. Beauty Is Pain is a wooden stool that illustrates this metaphor through its grain and sharp angles. Ambrosia maple wood was specifically selected for this project because the grain’s coloring is not completely uniform, allowing for diversity to be celebrated. Pain is visualized, however, through the three supporting legs, leading to the sharp points of the triangular seat. The piece itself, while intimidating in appearance, provides a natural feeling seat which leaves the pondering question, “should this juxtaposition continue to define the lives of many women and girls today?”
