Andi Benge
Graduate Lecturer
Art and Design Building; MSN: 1C3
abenge2@masonlive.gmu.edu
andi@andilandart.com
www.andilandart.com
Andi Benge
Graduate Lecturer
Art and Design Building; MSN: 1C3
abenge2@masonlive.gmu.edu
andi@andilandart.com
www.andilandart.com
My work ๐ฐ invites viewers ๐ค through the looking glass of reality ๐ down the rabbit hole ๐ of my personal female ๐ psyche, a dreamworld ๐ญ otherwise known as ๐ชย ANDiLAND. ๐งจ Working in several media, my campy paintings๐จ, kitschy ๐ sculptures andย mischievous โจ videosย create a whimsical ๐งจ๐๐๐๐ธ๐๐ฉ wonderland ๐ธ of immersive sensory overloads. ๐ I interrogate ๐ the idea of women and violence โ๏ธ through the lens of popular culture ๐ utilizing the language of ๐ entertainment & simulacra. Exploiting ๐ the female โgrotesqueโ ๐ I examine the superficial ๐ construct of reality ๐ฉ and play with the voluptuous ๐ฅ danger lurking beneath the sticky ๐ sweet surface ๐ฐ.