Artwork Collection

Just ignore them

“__Just ignore them___” illustrates the spirit of resistance and confidence we can have when facing contemporary anxieties about physical appearances.

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Just ignore them--advantages
Just ignore them--advantages

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Just ignore them--advantages

When people make fun of your body shape, you can tell them that different shapes have different advantages. Here I use keys to make this metaphor. Keys of different shapes can open locks of different shapes. Our bodies are like these keys.

Just ignore them--Blod
Just ignore them--Blod

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Just ignore them--Blod

Ignore people who say you should dress conservatively because you have the right to wear what you like…you have the right to be bold/unconventional. The way to protect a flower is not to prevent it from blooming, but to let others learn not to harm... More

Just ignore them--Confident
Just ignore them--Confident

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Just ignore them--Confident

Someone says that only thin people can wear skirts, but clothes come in different sizes, and they exist to meet the needs of all of us, not some of us. You can be confident in any clothing choice you make. I drew it here A pile of clothes, the... More

Just ignore them--Eye shapes
Just ignore them--Eye shapes

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Just ignore them--Eye shapes

When someone laughs at your eye shape, you will tell them that the growth environment determines the physiological structure. It is normal and useful for the facial features to have different structures.

Just ignore them--Health
Just ignore them--Health

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Just ignore them--Health

When someone is blindly losing weight for beauty, give them healthy ways to lose weight and tell them that health is the most important thing. I think the human body is like a machine. Fat is like the oil that the gears in a machine need to turn.... More

Just ignore them--Inner beauty
Just ignore them--Inner beauty

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Just ignore them--Inner beauty

Someone encourages you to go for plastic surgery, you need to know that kindness/inner beauty are the most important things.Here I use ore to represent the quality of inner beauty because ore is hidden in the humble stone.

Just ignore them--Perfect
Just ignore them--Perfect

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Just ignore them--Perfect

Look in the mirror every day and tell yourself that you are the best. When you looking at yourself, you see the most beautiful thing.

Just ignore them--Special
Just ignore them--Special

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Just ignore them--Special

You don't need to look like everyone else. Everyone is special. I designed several characters in this painting. The character in the center confidently shows off its colors and patterns. The characters around it all use gray paint to hide their... More

Just ignore them--Strong
Just ignore them--Strong

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Just ignore them--Strong

When people tease you for being fat, you can tell them that you are strong. Here I used plates and bowls to represent different figures. Maybe people are bowls and they laugh at you as a plate. But you can pack more rice than they can.

Just ignore them--True
Just ignore them--True

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Just ignore them--True

When everyone wants to look as good as the good-looking characters created in the advertisement, you know those models are made up by PS software, and we should be ourselves. You can be real/authentic. Here I used photoshop to show this point.

Work by

Emma Ao

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