Laurel Roth works with sculpture, however the sculptures that are the most stunning come from the series Peacocks. This is a body of work that is created from hair clips and fake nails. The work is created to represent the choices that we make as human beings and the process that we take.
The sculptures are made of artificial beauty products that are used on a wide bases, however the heads are skulls painted to match the beauty of the rest of the body -
'The birds' heads are, again, mere skulls - that which lies beneath the décor. Their trimming is nothing more then the cheap tricks women regularly use to costume themselves' (Endless Beautiful Adoptions - Stefanie Sobelle)
The work reminds the viewer that there is a darker side to beauty, and that the surface beauty is just the beginning.
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