Lisa Krannichfeld: Undomesticated
EXHIBITION DATES: December 7, 2019– January 4, 2020
Focusing on the human form, Krannichfeld approaches her work in a nontraditional uncontrolled, free-flowing way often mixed with unconventional materials. With the desire to reconcile her beliefs and traditions, she creates works with ideas stemming from her growing up in a cultural mix of a Chinese family living in the American South. Her experiences have greatly influenced her work, which primarily focuses on the woman as its subject. Krannichfeld’s direct paintings utilize traditional feminine materials, such as watercolor and collage, to portray women wearing defiant expressions and dressed in classic mens attire.
Krannichfeld’s ‘Undomesticated Interiors’ series is intended to rebel against the traditional portrayal of doll-like women of the 17th-19th centuries, when women were painted in lavish interior settings belonging to their husbands or fathers. Women were decorations – their value derived from their beauty. Their purpose for the viewing pleasure of another. Still, even with the distance of a few hundred years, women continue to struggle with being viewed as less than equal to their male counterparts, evidenced by the continued battle for equal pay, equal rights, and equal opportunity. Krannichfeld aims to contradict the flood of hyper-sexualized images of women bombarding society on a daily basis by creating female portraits that emulate strength, power, and unabashed confidence.
““As a creator of imagery, I endeavor to construct a new visual representation of the female gender in hopes that it transcends beyond the visual arts and into what you see when you look at a woman, and what a woman sees when she looks at herself”. ”