HANNAH
GHAFARY

Throughout my life, my work has always been constructed around figurative aspects and text often finds its way into my compositions. My studio practice is focused on studying the narratives and historical context around Renaissance and Classical artworks depicting women. In my newest series of works, I reference and recreate classical female figures from the works of revered artists such as Botticelli and Titian, painting the women to appear as models on the “covers” of magazines such as Cosmopolitan, Hustler and Playboy. These “magazine covers” feature real quotes from the headlines of these publications. In pairing real modern publications with centuries-old images of women who have come to embody western standards of beauty, my work highlights how everyday portrayals of womanhood are steeped in misogynistic ideals.