Constructing the Douchebag

2022
material: watercolour and coloured pencil
dimensions: 23' x 33"

As a female performing masculinity through makeup and dress, this self-portrait uses camp and iconography to explore gender constructs. Lysol was the first douching product, it is toxic and dependent on female insecurity. The term douchebag is a reclamation of power with a strong gendered history.