“THE GENDER PROJECT”
Lynne St. Clare Foster | ARTFAIR 14 C
About the Gender Project, from the artist: “The objective of the Gender Project: Re-Imaging Gender is to examine the way we see ourselves in relationship to our gender, aiming to create a space where we can re-imagine ourselves within a nonbinary context. Although the stories told here cross the entire gender spectrum, there are many parallels. In the end the universal desire for each person is to live as their authentic selves with acceptance, respect and love. The role of gender is no longer rigid and neatly defined.
Most people living on a spectrum choose specific pronouns to define themselves but not all do. These portraits are of people who identify as gender non conforming as well as people who consider themselves binary, or cis-gendered. This poses
the idea that, although people may present a clear image in relationship to their gender, when questioned, they may discover that they may actually fall on a spectrum. Here we open the possibility for creating acceptance of people who reside
in every part of this gender spectrum. My intention is to create, through visual language, a new awareness that revitalizes our connection to gender, while beginning to answer the questions that arise as we re-imagine that part of ourselves.” ~ Lynne St. Clare Foster
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About the Artist: Lynne St. Clare Foster lives and works in New York City. She holds a BFA from Pratt and an MFA from the School of Visual Arts. Her illustrations are published monthly in Brooklyn based newspaper, The Indypendent and have been included in “Artists Against the War.” In 2011 she participated with other photographers documenting Cuban life, culminating in 2 shows, “Cuba- the Remainders” and “Art and Protest.” Her solo show in Kuala Lumpar Malaysia entitled “And then Comes a Dream” presented a diverse universe to the Malaysian community. She is presently in a group show at the University of Malaya. Her illustration “If I Was Made of Cake I’d Eat Myself Before Someone Else Could” has recently been accepted into the Society of Illustrators LA Annual show. Lynne is also a professor at Pratt Institute and City College in NYC.
Clients include: The Red Betty Theatre, Cincinnati Magazine, Delaware Today Magazine, Congregations, and The Museum of Natural History.
Style/Techniques: Collage, Conceptual, Design, Digital, Figurative, Fine Art, Impressionistic, Line, Line with Color, Mixed Media, Montage, Painterly, Pen & Ink, Realism, Stylized, Texture, Whimsical, Concept Art, Film/Entertainment, Motion, Rich Picture
Subject/Specialties: Book Covers, Celebrities, Children, Editorial, Education, Fantasy, Fashion/Cosmetics, Food, Greeting Cards, Health, Mural, Music, People, Political, Portrait, Posters, Religious, Romance, Scientific, Travel, Web Illustration, Americana, Lifestyle, Vintage / Retro, Feminine, Spiritual, Ethnic, Edgy, Environmental, Urban
