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The imagery I create comes from an interest in combining female
iconography with still life painting. Each image is an amalgamation
of various attractions such as Art History, my backyard, the salad bar
at Stop and Shop, retro kisch, and the like. The image usually starts with myself,
or with a friend, and then gets taken apart and reassembled with other
elements. Although the results may seem surreal, I am more inspired by the
Surrealist's techniques of tapping into the subconscious rather than by
actual Surrealist painting. I have a desire to personalize idealized
notions of beauty and importance. To embellish icons with humor and a
little absurdity but also within those details to suggest a narrative that
is mysterious and atmospheric.
- Jennifer Knaus
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