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Don’t Hate Me Because I’m Beautiful (A parody on life and what we admire)
We have all looked at art, at popular icons or concepts of beauty and have questioned why and how we have come to select certain subjects as admirable, beautiful, desirable, etc. Judith Kindler takes on this question in this body of work “Don’t Hate Me Because I’m Beautiful.”
Playing with and referencing our culture, art and its icons, the artist brings new meanings through parody, humor, re-contextualizing, and satire. In the three-dimensional work Kindler plays with the rabbit as symbol of what it is that we desire. Around the world the rabbit is symbolic for numerous things from sexuality, fertility, abundance, to wealth, and good fortune. Also known as the trickster, the rabbit typifies the "parody" aspect of the photography of "Don't Hate me Because I'm Beautiful" The mixed media work plays with the psychological overtones of the imagery typical of the artist’s oeuvre.
This oeuvre was described in 2004 by Bellevue Arts Museum ’s Curator, Stefano Catalani, in “Defining Truth/ Judith Kindler ” as follows: “The composition of the photographs is minimal, reduced to standing girls and young women in white delicate clothing, often against an indefinite and blurred background. The spatial perception here is blind, almost dimensionless, except for the human figure. The white atmosphere is rarified, suspended, though charged at times with symptoms of tension: A sudden gesture of embrace, eye contact with the viewer, lifted hands, or eyes cast down. . . Judith Kindler builds up the narrative and iconographic space . . . a repertoire of symbols and seminal ideas projected out for readers able to decipher.”
"Wabbits III " SOLD
Mixed Media - Encaustics, Resin, Metal, Cloth, Acrylic, Calcium Carbonate on 18 Panels 10"X 10" each panel X variable
2010
"The Real Truth About Rabbits I"
Mixed Media - Encaustics, Resin, Metal, Cloth, Acrylic, Calcium Carbonate on 15 Panels
5 "X 5" each panel X variable depth
2010
"The Real Truth About Rabbits I" Detail
Mixed Media - Encaustics, Resin, Metal, Cloth, Acrylic, Calcium Carbonate on 15 Panels
5 "X 5" each panel X variable depth
2010
"The Real Truth About Rabbits II"
Mixed Media - Encaustics, Resin, Metal, Cloth, Acrylic, Calcium Carbonate on 9 Panels
5 "X 5" each panel X variable depth
2010
"I'm Beautiful"
Mixed Media - , Encaustics, Oils on 12 Panels
12"X 12" each panel
2010
"Time I - IV"
Mixed Media - , Encaustics, Oils on 4 Panels
40"X 30" each panel
2010
"Time I"
Mixed Media - , Encaustics, Oils
40"X 30"
2010
"Time II"
Mixed Media - , Encaustics, Oils
40"X 30"
2010
"Time III"
Mixed Media - , Encaustics, Oils
40"X 30"
2010
"Time IV"
Mixed Media - , Encaustics, Oils
40"X 30"
2010
"Subtleties"
Mixed Media - , Encaustics, Oils
48"X 36 "
2010
"Two Rabbits" SOLD
Mixed Media - , Encaustics, Oils
24 "X 48"
2010
"Trash"
Mixed Media - , Encaustics, Oils
60"X 24"
2010
"Passing Time"
Mixed Media - , Encaustics, Oils
36" X 36"
2010
"Seated Beauty"
Mixed Media - , Encaustics, Oils
48"X 36"
2010
"Silly You "
Mixed Media - , Encaustics, Oils
48"X 60"
2009
"Little One "
Mixed Media - , Encaustics, Oils
36"X 48 "
2010
"Birds and Rabbits "
Mixed Media - , Encaustics, Oils on 4 Panels
30"X 10" each panel
2010
"Invisable"
Mixed Media - , Encaustics, Oils
36"X 36"
2010
"Saints I and II"
Mixed Media - , Encaustics, Oils on two panels
36"X 30" each panel
2010
"Tangled Rabbit "
Mixed Media - , Encaustics, Oils
36"X 36"
2010
"Bad Dog" SOLD
Mixed Media - , Encaustics, Oils
24"X 18"
2010
"Shelter I, II, and IV"
Mixed Media - Encaustics, Resin, Metal, Cloth, Acrylic, Calcium Carbonate on 3 Panels
36 "X 12 " each panel X variable
2010
"Don't Hate Me Because I'm Beautiful" Installation
Mixed Media - Encaustics, Resin, Brass,Photography, Krylon, Calcium Carbonate
2010
"Don't Hate Me Because I'm Beautiful" Installation detail
Mixed Media - Encaustics, Resin, Brass,Photography, Krylon, Calcium Carbonate
2010
"Confused and Dazed I - V"
Mixed Media: Encaustic, Oils, Paper on Panel
36" X 30" each panel
2009
"Confused and Dazed I"
Mixed Media: Encaustic, Oils, Paper on Panel
36" X 30"
2009
"Confused and Dazed II"
Mixed Media: Encaustic, Oils, Paper on Panel
36" X 30"
2009
"Confused and Dazed III"
Mixed Media: Encaustic, Oils, Paper on Panel
36" X 30"
2009
"Confused and Dazed IV"
Mixed Media: Encaustic, Oils, Paper on Panel
36" X 30"
2009
"Confused and Dazed V"
Mixed Media: Encaustic, Oils, Paper on Panel
36" X 30"
2009
"Wabbits" SOLD
Mixed Media: Encaustic, Resin, wire, cloth, acrylics on Panels
10" X 10" X variable depth each - 18 panels
2009
"Conflicted"
Mixed Media: Encaustic, Oils, Paper on Panel
60" X 36"
2009
"Distraction" SOLD
Mixed Media: Encaustic, Oils, Paper on Panel
36" X 48"
2009
"Wabbits II "
Mixed Media: Encaustic, Resin, wire, cloth, acrylics on Panels
10" X 10" X variable depth each - 7 panels
2009 |
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