Pouted Like a Trout

Emma Fay pushes the envelope of conventional art with her “Ridiculous” series, adding a satirical spin to her body-painting repertoire. In this head-turning piece, a model becomes an exaggerated canvas of vanity, coated in a ghostly white paint as if erased of natural hues. But the pièce de résistance? A vividly drawn trout pout stretches across the model’s face, an unmistakable commentary on society’s obsession with artificial beauty.

Emma, who labels herself a conceptual body artist, prompts us to question our aesthetic ideals through her tongue-in-cheek satire. If art is a mirror, this particular work gives us a hilarious, albeit confronting, reflection.