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Kristin Anderson

July 8, 2009

"Halo (Target)" Used dartboard, spray paint, 13.5 x 13 inches, 2009

One of a series of found objects recontextulized into halos, exploring the range of sources, benefits, and drawbacks to being a “good girl.” See more at www.kanderson.tv.

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3 Responses to “Kristin Anderson”

JillianH

July 9th, 2009 at 1:56 pm

Hi Kristen,

Please tell us a little more about how your objects explore issues of gender. I visited your site and saw work that explored gender and religion.

I’d be interested in learning more about how religion figures into your practice.

Best regards,

Jillian
Rose

July 20th, 2009 at 10:50 am

I am intriqued by the good girl bad reference. I believe we all go through that. I will check out your website as well.
Best,
Rose M Barron
KristinA

July 29th, 2009 at 4:45 pm

Hi,

I had posted my artist’s statement in my profile, not realizing that there was no way for all of you to see it! So here it is, and I hope it answers your questions.

Thanks for the comments!

My identity is tied to my “angel,” my ingrained tendency to be a “good girl.” It is also my personal struggle as I experience the side effects and disappointments that no one warned me about. As I go through life I am forced to reflect and reevaluate the definitions of good and the premise that it is best to be good/right/perfect; that good things happen to good people. This is not to imply that I have any desire to bad. I do not relate to art about the fight with the devil. Therefore, I am exploring the origins, reinforcements, and vestiges of societal definitions of good, what is expected, how attainable it
really is, and the drawbacks, frustrations, and ramifications on individuals and societies that try, in futility, to go beyond simply being “good enough” and to live up to superhuman, superstitious, ideals. Since Christianity is the basis for our societal definitions of good and bad in America, I use religious iconography in my work. Concepts behind the work are often rooted in classic and contemporary feminism.

-Kristin Anderson

About this site

LOSINGYOURSELF.COM is a virtual platform and blogspace for U.S. based women (and women-identified) artists, curators and art professionals exploring issues of identity and subjectivity in the 21st century. We invited postings that engaged the title’s theme of a “loss of self” from any perspective, but were especially interested in projects that addressed the intersection of new media technologies and gendered subjectivity.

This site also served as a “call for participation” for the exhibition Losing Yourself in the 21st Century. The exhibition was presented in the fall of 2009 at the Welch School Gallery, Georgia State University, Atlanta, and at Maryland Art Place, Baltimore, from February to March 2010. This exhibition features time-based, interactive, and performative work by emerging U.S. women artists. Those interested in participating in the exhibition posted to the site.