ABOUT
CHRISTINE S
I am a surrealist, low-brow, feminist artist mainly working in paint and canvas. My subject matter is drawn from a childhood spent in the classical arts, later, it was inspired by the punk-rock/deathrock movement, visual imagery while developing a great distain for dystopian, right-wing regimes.
Growing up, I was fortunate to live next door to a ballet studio which brought me solace and an escape. I was trained and mentored by my dear friend and renowned ballet instructor Norma Hamilton, based on the Russian-Classical tradition. At 14 I received a scholarship to the School of American Ballet (New York City Ballet) where I was able to see my childhood inspiration, George Balanchine, along with many of the 20th Centuries greatest artists hone their skills .
My world growing up was steeped in the arts beyond classical ballet which introduced me to great composers, beloved conductors, symphonies, film, poets and novelists; the larger-than-life set-designs of productions performed throughout the world famous Opera Houses filled my eyes with an endless world of possibilities . Steeped in this environment planted the seeds of creativity and imagination that would never leave my soul.
I left New York at 16 just as the Punk movement was emerging. I finally found another group in which I fit in for this movement contained great conviction, creativity, experimentalism and pushed the boundaries of society of youth to its extreme-- yet again, through music, writing, art and sheer guttural protest.
Today, with the existence of US social and political turmoil; with political representatives creating laws that criminalize women, doctors and marginalized groups —set against the backdrop of a right-winged agenda to destabilize or outright destroy Democracy as we know it— it is with these developments that has created the necessity for an outlet to express my dissolution and resistance. Art has become a solace whether by creating or admiring and supporting the creativity of others.