The 'Spa Menu' is a continual exploration of themes revolving around beauty, skin, and youth. Set in Auntie’s Beauty Spa, this chapter showcases a realm of intense beauty treatments, including acupuncture and body wraps using fresh ingredients. Here, aunties are depicted enduring various beauty sessions, often maintaining a smile through the process.
Portraits of aunties receiving facial treatments feature a mix of different elements – parts of creatures, ingredients, objects, and needles – adorning their faces. Tiny construction workers and machines are also depicted busily at work on their visages. These images symbolise the discomfort and effort women endure to conform to societal standards of youth and beauty. The level of alteration and treatment they undergo is likened to a mini construction site, highlighting the extensive and often painful lengths undertaken in the pursuit of these ideals.

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Auntieverse

Ξ1.4

Description

Born in the 1980s, during the nation-building years of Singapore, the artist behind "Niceaunties" experienced a childhood shaped by the influential women in their family. From infancy to the age of nine, they lived with grandparents, aunties, and uncles while their parents worked.

"Niceaunties" was conceived as a response to these experiences. Utilizing AI, the artist created a surreal world where every suppressed being could exist freely and without judgment. "Niceaunties" represents the collective subconscious of all 'aunties,' celebrating self-love, risk-taking, fun, and freedom through self-expression. It provides a unique perspective on endearing, absurd, and sometimes negative behaviors. It serves as a commentary on societal norms imposed on women and the efforts women make to conform to these expectations. "Niceaunties" is a gentle yet powerful rebellion against these constraints.

Artist

Niceaunties

Artist royalty

Blockchain

Ethereum

Token standard

ERC-721

Contract address

0x45...a51a

Token

119

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