Beneath the Composed Surface-02

This series explores the painful duality of female identity shaped by external expectations. Each canvas depicts the psychological conflict between inner self and social performance. The butterfly—a universal symbol of delicate femininity—is here trapped not by a physical net, but by the gilded threads of societal gaze, representing the labels and judgments that confine women.
The vibrant, chaotic brushwork beneath the surface visualizes an inner world of turmoil and passion—the true self struggling to be seen. Yet, the outer layer remains meticulously composed, a beautiful facade that "surface" to expectations. This tension between internal chaos and external perfection is the core of my inquiry. My studies in psychology and sociology provided the lens to analyze this phenomenon, while my art became the tool to viscerally communicate the silent emotional labor involved, charting my own growth from observer of beauty to a critic of its constraints.