The first painting from the self-portraits as Marie Antoinette is this one, We Fake It Very Well. I chose to pose with a dead dried out red rose. The Rose is the symbol of deceit, my face is expressing being tired, tired of living up to others expectations, tired of faking happiness, tired of putting on an act for the public, the act of masking the true self is the deceit. This act is based on social pressure, low-self esteem, it is in no way a deceit in the terms of hurting others, it’s deceit that only hurts the self. See the collection at @mesu360_project_gallery . . . #marieantoinette #wefakeitverywell #fakingit #puttingonashow #masked #popart #contemporaryart #rococo #selfportrait #popsurrealism #queenoffashion #queenoffrance #parisfrance #versailles #womeninhistory #womeninart #girlpower #feministart https://www.instagram.com/p/BnPyK7yBtbo/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=dpsfczfxweti