Young Women, Samuel Gove, 2011
Inspired by the constant change and growth of the American mainstream medias representation and standards of feminine beauty, this project attempts to juxtapose these ideologies with a more classical and natural form of beauty. Published in magazines, online articles, high fashion blogs, and broadcasted on national television, images in which women are being objectified into things of lustful intention and sexual use are igniting a negative connotation of true beauty and sexual deviance within our current time. In this world of human manipulation, false schemas begin to skew the line of respect for women and their own personal beauty. Sex, being the first hand marketing strategy driving behind many large-scale companies and their ad campaigns has been a constant variable in promoting the availability of lustful, pornographic material. Censorship is more removed with each passing year and sexual exploitations have become common place in society.
This series of photographs was made as a personal thank you, to the women in my life, for spending delicate amounts of time with me and engaging in inspiring relationships that have helped define my character.
![Land[e]scape II](http://behance.vo.llnwd.net/profiles5/94389/projects/2998253/aafca140b9d3cd59955c59dfae95e3b3.jpg "Land[e]scape II")
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