In Big Blonde, Askeland concentrates on some of the most famous and attractive blond women of modern times: Marilyn Monroe, Courtney Love, Candy Darling, Mae West, Jane Mansfield and Lana Turner. And in the middle of her heroines, once again we find the artist herself, in the company of her fellow Big Blondes. Through her highly female person – complete with platinum blond hair, red lipstick and daring dress – Unni Askeland is, like so many of her idols, almost a force of nature, using her sex appeal as a weapon – both in art and in real life. She makes Mae West’s words her own: “Is that a gun you have in your pocket, or are you just happy to see me?”