Laura Ma

BEAUTY QUEEN

LAURA MA PHOTOGRAPHER - ART DIRECTOR & ARTIST Represented on My French Gallery (FR) & Art From Future (FI) \"Through esoteric atmospheres bordering on the mystical, Laura Ma crosses influences without distinction of genres, cultures and origins. Whenever an artist takes a sensitive look at our current iconography, fashion invariably knocks on the door. It was not lacking with Laura Ma since the photographer has collaborated with world renowned brands such as Vogue, Nike, i-D France and more.\" from The Millenial (cf. https://themillennial.ca/laura-ma) Beauty Queen is an artistic series about women and their place in a main patriarchy society. I decided to represent some of the most iconic women in different eras of humanity. Living legends and still after their death but also the symbol of their own vulnerability. This art series is about women’s beauty standards throughout history. An aesthetic satire, a visual paradox. The goal is to question our time from a social and cultural point of view. Emphasize our relationship about identity & society. It’s a decapitated still-life photograph, well representative of a Memento-Mori suffocated. They are between glamorous heroines and victims straight out of a tragedy. These characters evolve in a saturated pop color set-up with a strong meaning revealing a much darker condition. History is an infinite inspiration. Beauty Queen highlights the social pressure at different times for the most iconic women, by the past until now. NATURE MORTE 1 – Portrait of Jeanne D’Arc – 2020. NATURE MORTE 2 – Portrait of Frida Kahlo – 2016. NATURE MORTE 3 - Portrait of Mulan - 2021. NATURE MORTE 4 - Portrait of Marilyn Monroe – 2016. NATURE VIVANTE 5 – Kylie Jenner – Digital Era – 2016. NATURE MORTE 6 – Cleopatra – Classical Antiquity – 2016.