Honest expressions of nature and the human form are intended in these works to broaden the human experience. Christina Idone’s primary inspiration for this exhibit is the necessity of human connectedness. The reflection of the idealism of a world without censorship or labels breaking away from division in society. The world this artist believes that we would all live in if we consciously and directly considered our choices in regard to most others.

Christina’s work attempts to explore truncated imagery seeking to bring a focus to an emotion while offering it on a non-descript vast stage.  Intending to mirror the emotions and life-long memories that stick with us, the setting is left to the viewer’s imagination allowing for personal memories to be applied. Georgia O’Keeffe stated, “When you take a flower in your hand and really look at it, it’s your world for the moment.”

Heightened empathy, a hyper awareness and severe anxiety led her to seek out imagery and solutions to calm fears. What will save the world? Having felt unheard and unseen, she needed to shout louder but was uncomfortable being disrespectful. Learning about Rodin’s use of oversized hands/feet/attributes she began to find the avenue she needed to become more outspoken about what matters most to her. Auguste Rodin stated, “Matter speaks of the spirit, but matter speaks louder than the spirit.”

Dyeing shoes, designing window displays, hand-painting signs, writing curriculum for color theory, and spending countless hours studying varying hues of flesh and their reaction to light, temperature, and emotion early on in life, Christina chose a unique and personal use of color. Becoming a mother for her meant straying from her pull to create. Yet she knew motherhood was often portrayed as Madonna and child, generally by male artists. This moved her towards work of the 19^th and 20^th century female artists. Mary Cassatt painted women caring for children. Then in the 20^th century we see more artists that are mothers and women portrayed nude and pregnant. This was significant to Christina’s approach.

Christina Idone is continually learning, evolving, complicated, often idealistic and misunderstood. She is searching for ways to relate ideas with what she calls the least common denominator…how can it best address and be recognized by the greatest number of individuals?

Growing up in a Catholic, traditional and patriarchal family, adopted and feeling out of place, she found herself needing to find ideologies that could address the world’s ills. Christina had a need to break tradition yet still build a life on much of what she carried away from theology.  Everyone is loved. Be kind to everyone. Be considerate. Be respectful.  Forging her own path empowered her to bring her own ideas to the world. Naivete met with contradiction and confusion. Eventually, it was natural to find solace in kindness and consideration for others.

Christina primarily works in found objects, graphite, ink, watercolors, cold wax, oil, and acrylic paint. Never sticking to rules, she needs to experiment and find out for herself how best to work materials. Closeness is Christina’s current theme addressing the human experience of belonging, expressed through a physical reassurance of security. “It’s that platonic feeling of a tender yet deep human connection.” She hopes the result will be an uplifting experience.