Complicated

'Complicated' 18"X36" oil on canvas. ©2011 by
Alexandra Manukyan

Synopsis:
Struggling to shoulder the weight of expectations from all around her, she wrestles with the specters of asserting her own self identity. Lover, daughter, rebel, or conformist, she assumes all attire and attitudes each role demands; and in the course of attempting to fulfill the expectations of others she becomes twisted and distorted by the gnarled complexities of false facades.