Mason School of Art | Andi Benge
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Andi Benge

Andi Benge
Graduate Lecturer
Art and Design Building; MSN: 1C3
abenge2@masonlive.gmu.edu
andi@andilandart.com
www.andilandart.com

My work ๐Ÿฐ invites viewers ๐Ÿค— through the looking glass of reality ๐ŸŒˆ down the rabbit hole ๐Ÿ˜ˆ of my personal female ๐Ÿ‘„ psyche, a dreamworld ๐Ÿญ otherwise known as ๐Ÿ”ชย ANDiLAND. ๐Ÿงจ Working in several media, my campy paintings๐ŸŽจ, kitschy ๐Ÿ’— sculptures andย mischievous โœจ videosย create a whimsical ๐Ÿงจ๐Ÿ‡๐Ÿ’‹๐Ÿ’—๐ŸŒธ๐Ÿ’‰๐Ÿฉ wonderland ๐ŸŒธ of immersive sensory overloads. ๐Ÿ‡ I interrogate ๐Ÿ’„ the idea of women and violence โš”๏ธ through the lens of popular culture ๐Ÿ’˜ utilizing the language of ๐ŸŽ‰ entertainment & simulacra. Exploiting ๐Ÿ’‰ the female โ€œgrotesqueโ€ ๐Ÿ‘„ I examine the superficial ๐ŸŒˆ construct of reality ๐Ÿฉ and play with the voluptuous ๐Ÿ”ฅ danger lurking beneath the sticky ๐Ÿ’‹ sweet surface ๐Ÿฐ.