The viewer sees a photo of a woman in a black tank top holding a red rose. She sits in front of a metallic grey leather background. She wears a cross necklace and her face is half made up.
Her steely gaze contrast with the clown-like quality of her facial decor- she demands to be taken seriously. She appears to be criticizing what society demands of her, which is beauty in the eyes of the majority. She desires to change how the majority view beauty.
The red rose begs the question- did someone give her the rose? Is she going to give the rose to someone? The black shirt and hair and their contrast with the bright red rose inspire a gothic sense of drama and confrontation.
The picture reminds the viewer of a gothic piece of a woman confronting her beholder, but also shows the body in 2011- the cross necklace symbolizing the Christian's attempt at life in a fallen world without falling into its traps.
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