This painting is my interpretation of an original and darker story of Little Red Riding Hood , in which I highlight the dangers of social media and online dating. A woman’s hair is one of the many powerful tools she has for attracting the opposite gender. When she cuts it or covers it up, this can send a message that she is not available. This is why the girl has shor t hair and symbolism on her arm saying ‘unavailable’. She has a tattoo over her eye saying ‘damaged’, with a symbolic letter ‘R’ on her right upper arm, and a ring saying ‘f*** Grandma’. She is gently holding the wolf as she would a pet, but all is not as it seems.
‘Little girls, this seems to say, Never stop upon your way. Never trust a stranger-friend; No one knows how it will end. As you’re pretty, so be wise; Wolves may lurk in every guise. Handsome they may be, and kind, Gay, or charming never mind! Now, as then, ‘tis simple truth— Sweetest tongue has sharpest tooth!’ Charles Perrault, Little Red Riding Hood, 1697.
AS HE FACED THE MOON, HE CAST NO SHADOW Acrylic On Board 144cm x 122cm
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