Venus #4

Venus, the goddess of love and the pinnacle of female beauty, is often depicted nude in her most pure and natural form. I believe in modern day society the pinnacle of female beauty now contains an artificial aspect whether that be in the form of plastic surgery, cosmetics, or a façade of unrealistic representations on social media. These contemporary views directly conflict the traditional purity Venus represents. I want to convey the natural yet odd incorporation of the unnatural into ourselves and the acceptance of the artificial in women's beauty standards within the 21st Century.