Kristine Schomaker

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    • Compass Rose, 643 Project Space Oct 2021
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    • Steve Seleska, Taj Art, August 2018
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    Reflections… socially constructed ideas of ‘beauty’

    Reflections… socially constructed ideas of ‘beauty’

    I am reposting my reply from comments in my last blog post  because I think it is important and  continues this conversation… My work on body image has always been about a universal dialogue. While I may use myself as a subject, I am discussing issues of feminism and female representation that have been going on for years and years. I am just using my work and myself to keep the dialogue going. I didn’t mean for this post to sound like it was a jab at my own self esteem and s
    The Paper Doll Project

    The Paper Doll Project

    Me, about 10 minutes  ago My hair has been short for about a year and a half now. I had it shaved for an art performance in which I was challenging media’s distortion of beauty as well as society’s perception of gender and stereotypes. I am a woman. I am a heterosexual woman who likes men. Why should I have long hair, wear stilettos, short skirts and wear caked on make-up to attract a man? I just don’t get it. Or, actually, I do get it, It just makes me sad, so I try to ignor
    Is it just a number?

    Is it just a number?

    Seriously! How do you convince people (men and women) to throw away their scales? You don’t need them!!!! They only cause you misery!! It’s really liberating to not think about what I weigh. Yes I think about my health, but not in terms of numbers. In terms of how  I feel and live. Don’t stress yourself out over a number! I love pictures like this… Your health (and worth) is not determined by numbers on a scale. You are beautiful just the way you are!!! #beautiful #weight #de