Ellis King - Desperate HousewifeAcrylic on Canvas Framed 110 x 110 cm A self portrait which interrogates the challenges and frustrations placed upon women to be able to do it all to have the career you desire, remain sexually desirable, while being the primary caregiver and supporting the family. The piece looks to uncover the reality of this pressure with rigid shapes and graphic expressions, highlighting these stereotypes with heightened objects (pearls and bags).