[Perspectives] Plastic perfection

At a time of increasing dissatisfaction with the natural body, people are ever more likely to call for the sculptor with the scalpel. Two-thirds of young people and adults in the UK are unhappy about how they look, and cosmetic surgery is big business. British artist Jonathan Yeo's new exhibition shows his long-held interest in ideas of bodily perfection and their shaping by new technologies. Self-taught as a portraitist while recovering from Hodgkin's lymphoma as a young man, Yeo achieved fame with paintings of celebrities such as Damien Hirst, Nicole Kidman, and Dennis Hopper.
Source: LANCET - Category: General Medicine Authors: Tags: Perspectives Source Type: research