The body shop

UNCG Author/Contributor (non-UNCG co-authors, if there are any, appear on document)
Richelle Soper (Creator)
Institution
The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG )
Web Site: http://library.uncg.edu/
Advisor
Nikki Blair

Abstract: The Body Shop is a body of work made up of reinterpreted machines and products used to pursue our ideal self. My sculptures, including Moist-Erratic, All-in-Wall, The Body Bits Variety Pack, Snares Hair-Care, and others are all available for an individual’s usage at The Body Shop. For a maker to create a handmade object in a time where so many things are mass-produced motivates me to think of something new and novel. Upon this foundation, the danger lies in narcissism: ‘I am a want to be inventor that creates new and exciting products; and also an artist by virtue of my creations.’ I absorb contemporary cultural products through the lens of a maker; it is how I ration what is important and what is fluff. In the act of making, I experience similar satisfaction to that of owning and using a new product.

The body shop
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Publication
Thesis
Language: English
Date: 2016
Keywords
Body Shop, Cosmetic, Industry, Installation, MFA, Sculpture
Subjects
Installations (Art)
Found objects (Art)
Beauty culture in art

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