Matilda Upson

Degree Show 2024

Matilda Upson

BA Art and Design

This project delves into the physical and symbolic constraints imposed on the female body by societal beauty standards. It combines photography and painting to explore how contemporary fashion trends perpetuate the historical fascination with corsetry, shaping the female body into an hourglass figure often at the expense of comfort and health.

Twelve 20x20cm oil on canvas panels

Six 20x20cm oil on canvas panels

Photography- Corset painted with Oils