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Grace Banks uses images of celebrity sex dolls such as Marilyn Monroe and Lady Gaga in her new book “Play with Me,” in an attempt to promote the concept of “reclaiming women’s body ownership.”
The cover of the book is a sex-doll version of The Girl with a Pearl Earring.
Another photo was taken underwater, with a sex doll in a red dress staring at the camera, and many more physical photos depict a real-life image of a sex doll, either lying on a double bed, or two women Sex dolls lie on a double bed and hug each other.
There were also photos showing a sex doll that looked like eccentric singer and songwriter Lady Gaga. She will star in the new film “A Star Is Born” with actor Bradley Cooper.
Author Grace Banks said: “This book explores the autonomy of the female body in today’s political, economic and social climate, and how sex dolls, mannequins, computer graphics, nude neon reliefs and other female Appropriation of form.”
“The artist is taking back ownership of the female body from the metaphors and spaces defined by the male-defined female body that are common in contemporary art.”
Female nude art is one of the most controversial topics in the post-Internet era. In the spring of 2016, Kim Kardashian West posted a nude photo of herself with two black stripes all over her body on Instagram.
In just a few seconds, the photo garnered 1.7 million likes, viewed over 336,000 comments, and was retweeted thousands of times on social media, from entertainment stars and fans to ordinary people around the world. Everyone is crazy about it.
First published in 2017, Grace hopes to highlight trends in feminine commonly used items such as sex dolls, neon bar signs and mannequins.
Some of the first sex dolls were invented by Dutch sailors in the 17th century who needed someone to accompany them on long sea trips. Around 1992, the global sex doll market grew; for nearly 20 years, these love dolls have gotten more and more lifelike, as evidenced online.
Improvements in procurement methods have allowed the market to grow. The global value in 2022 is estimated to exceed $20 billion. Based on available data, it can be predicted that the global valuation will exceed $30 billion this year.
Grace added: “I wanted to emphasize political activism in these works, so I organized the book’s chapters into the most pressing issues facing women today, including the commercialization of women’s bodies, and the influence of men on women’s bodies in Art. Prejudice, the changing gender binary, and the future of the female body.”