Each vignette included trends across different areas of enhancement, color palettes, application methods, and advertising tropes. On a visual level, the exhibition consisted of a series of eleven vignettes, each representing a decade in American history from the 1910s to the 2010s. I don’t think it’s remarkable that makeup has endured. What I found more interesting was makeup technology (chemistry, user design, etc.) and the different ways women have used makeup, or altered their appearance, rather than the trends. Eye makeup is interesting, but brows only change in so many ways. Although eye aesthetics are ever changing, the pursuit of “ideal” beauty - whether paradoxically natural or conspicuously artificial - is remarkably enduring.”īut is it remarkable? Makeup is interesting. The first and last lines read, “arguably the most distinctive feature of the face, eyes possess the power to dramatically transform one’s outward appearance and uniquely convey inner character…. I wanted to use the exhibition introduction as my guide. The smaller the space the firmer the hand that guides you must be. Surveys can be difficult to undertake but done well, you get an explanation of what the curator wants to achieve at the outset and that guides how you see the exhibition. What’s the drama? What is the question being asked or answered, or what is the untold story being revealed? I was wanting a thesis statement - a through line. But my overwhelming impression of the exhibition was, well, underwhelmed. Narrowing the theme to eyes seemed sufficient at first. To undertake a broad subject in such a limited space is a daunting task. It feels smaller than my freshman year dorm room, which was famous for being 8 1/2 x 11 and shared by two people. The 80 WSE Gallery is a challenging space to work with.
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