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"Comfort and Joy"

Painted, glittered, threaded and vacuum sealed Yogurtland Spoons

Installation, 2019

 

As a dedicated conceptualist and surrealist autobiographer, my current work is driven by my eating disorder of bingeing on yogurt from Yogurtland. Using the spoons, I collected over many visits to Yogurtland as well as purchasing them on ebay, painting them, wrapping them in thread or glitter and then preserving them in jars, I present a view of my world stifled by fear and anxiety. This current work is part of a 'larger body' which I use to address the de(con)struction of self in relation to society's perception/projection/reflection of beauty. An underlying focus is on the complexities of gender identity, body image, and the societal privileging of women's physical beauty over character and intellect.

Comfort and Joy, Yogurtland Spoons, Acrylic paint, thread, glass jars, metal table. Kristine Schomak
Comfort and Joy, Yogurtland Spoons, Acrylic paint, thread, glass jars, metal table. Kristine Schomak
Comfort and Joy, Yogurtland Spoons, Acrylic paint, thread, glass jars, metal table. Kristine Schomak
Comfort and Joy, Yogurtland Spoons, Acrylic paint, thread, glass jars, metal table. Kristine Schomak
Comfort and Joy, Yogurtland Spoons, Acrylic paint, thread, glass jars, metal table. Kristine Schomak
Comfort and Joy, Yogurtland Spoons, Acrylic paint, thread, glass jars, metal table. Kristine Schomak
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