An artistic painting of a wooden mannequin with a bubble wrap face and red headphones, draped in yellow and blue fabric.

Hyperreal Detail: The woodgrain of the mannequin’s hands, the folds of gauzy scarves, and especially the depiction of bubble wrap over the face — all are rendered with near-photographic realism. Viewers reportedly lean in expecting texture they can touch. Color Symbolism: Primary colors (red, yellow, blue) are cleverly assigned to objects: headphones, scarves, and coverings. This gives a pop-art flavor while contrasting with the subdued, reverent tone. Materials: Everything in the composition is “cheap” — bubble wrap, synthetic cloth, a mannequin head. But Anqi uses masterful brushwork to elevate these objects into something sacred-seeming. See more