The esteemed artist, Linda K, brings critical commentary through her use of found objects. The use of plasticine, air filled human replicas, mouths agape and arms raised in agony, floating through America's streams call to mind fair Ophelia.

Result #1

The work is an active statement, a metaphor for the American condition, a metaphor for the countrys cultural ineptitude. The clumsiness of the original material and the lack of knowledge about what is being made make the work of art especially meaningful. The works are like the poor, humble, uneducated works of art, as well as the weak, hungry, and powerless work of art.

Result #2

In this show, the artist—who is also an artist in residence at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign—uses her art to provide a context for the many events of the day. She invites the viewer to come and feel the light touch of her art, to contemplate the ways in which her work reflects the spirit of the nation, and the world at large. Her decision to use the abstract-expressionist formal language of the past as a vehicle for political commentary is a powerful one, and one that she uses to evoke the dilemma of the artist as citizen. Her commitment to the social role of the artist is also evident in the works on view, which, though composed of glass-fronted, white-framed boxes, are constructed in the same way as her paintings. The artist seems to be asking, What is it to do with art when it is not just a tool to be used, but also a symbol of the human condition?—Lisa S.

Result #3

The contrast between the vernacular and the carefully crafted is striking. In other words, a new form of vernacular art.Ks use of the plasticine in her works has a number of advantages. The plasticine functions as a sign of trust, and the air filled human replicas function as a reminder that the human form is both a work of art and a dead thing. By creating a new form of vernacular art, K brings the question of the meaning of life into play. The plasticine is also a sign of the self-reflexivity of the artist. By using a found object as a sign of her own self-recognition, she is revealing the process by which the artist becomes an artist.Ks use of the plasticine, however, also implies that the subject matter of her work is somehow tied to the subject matter of our lives. If we think about the history of art, we may find that, in the Middle Ages, artists used the vernacular as a way to express their faith in the world. The Renaissance, however, was a time when art was an act of faith, and the vernacular was, in fact, a form of worship. Ks work suggests that we have come a long way from that time, and we are far from being able to simply take the sign of the vernacular and make it part of our art.

Result #4

The esteemed artist, Linda K, brings critical commentary through her use of found objects. The use of plasticine, air filled human replicas, mouths agape and arms raised in agony, floating through America's streams call to mind fair Ophelia. The images are presented as the bodies of a woman who has been tortured in a state of sexual and physical pain, and as the naked bodies of a man, a man who has been made to look like a whore. The artist is a woman who has been made to appear like a whore. She is a woman who has been made to look as if she were a whore, and who has been made to look as if she were a prostitute.The focus of this exhibition was an installation of a pair of identical blondes, each with a mouth agape. The viewer was invited to look at the other pair of women, but only the one was allowed to look. A set of three short, wide, pointed heels, the shape of which suggested the legs of a woman, were arranged in a circle. The heels were visible only from the side, but they could be seen from the rear. In contrast to the women who had been made to appear as if they were prostitutes, the other pair of women were made to appear as if they were walking on the streets.The picture, which has been altered so as to look like a photograph, was hung on the wall in a manner that suggested a still from a pornographic film. The right foot of one of the women had been cut off at the knee and the left foot of the other had been amputated. The heels were also present, but only on the womens knees. The legs of one of the women, whose long legs were amputated, were placed on the floor, and the shoes were also present, but only on the womens knees. The shoes were in fact shoes worn by the prostitute who had prostituted herself. These shoes were connected to the left shoe of the man who had prostituted himself.

Result #5

The esteemed artist, Linda K, brings critical commentary through her use of found objects. The use of plasticine, air filled human replicas, mouths agape and arms raised in agony, floating through America's streams call to mind fair Ophelia. The resemblance of the figurines to the plasticine, of the plasticine to the gilded body, is unmistakable. As a matter of fact, the plasticine is used in the same way as a prosthesis to be worn and laced up—a strange rubber. The piece is a kind of corset, and in the same way as a fetish. It is an object to be worn and laced up, but one that is worn and laced up in order to be worn and laced up. The object is a fetish.The spectacle of the human being in the flesh and in the flesh alone is a spectacle, and one which has been reduced to a simple form in the guise of a mouth. That the flesh is presented in a form that is a fetish is a natural process, and one that is the same as the process of its own presentation. The flesh is presented as an object to be used and abused, and the same as a fetish. The body is reduced to a form of appearance, a body-like thing, and the flesh is presented as an object that is used and abused, and the same as a fetish. The body is reduced to its most basic anatomical qualities, and the body is presented as a fetish, which in turn is a fetish, a fetish which has been reduced to its most basic anatomical qualities, and which has been reduced to a form of appearance, a form of appearance that is used and abused, and which in turn is a fetish, a fetish, a fetish. The body is reduced to its most basic anatomical qualities and is presented as an object that is used and abused, and the same as a fetish. The body is reduced to its most basic anatomical qualities and is presented as an object that is used and abused, and the same as a fetish. The body is reduced to its most basic anatomical qualities and is presented as an object that is used and abused, and the same as a fetish.