$4,500.00
The Substance
Artist: Ancsa Weide
40 x 36.5″
Mixed Media on Canvas (Framed)
The Substance is a modern-day fable — a visual exploration of society’s obsession with eternal youth and anti-aging culture. In an age increasingly dominated by surface aesthetics, cosmetic procedures, and digital filters, this powerful painting acts as a mirror. It asks: How far will we go to preserve the illusion of perfection?
Inspired in part by the symbolic mirror in Snow White, this artwork transforms that moment of self-reflection into something far more relatable and real. The woman depicted isn’t vain — she’s exhausted. Her aging face, softened by time, is still being coaxed into unnatural stillness through vials, syringes, pills, and beauty products. These aren’t just skincare tools — they’re symbols of a deeper cultural pressure to remain unchanged.
This piece is not a critique of beauty but a confrontation with the anti-aging industry itself. The injections do not revive; they pause. The serums don’t reverse aging; they preserve a mask. The painting speaks to the emotional cost of having to appear untouched by time in a world that equates youth with value.
Price: $4,500
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