STATEMENT

I paint about things I can’t express in words. My paintings are coded emotions with narratives born out of process.

I love paint. I love it’s messiness and malleability, it’s durability and emotiveness.

The act of painting is therapeutic. It calms me. It centers me. I can get lost in it for endless hours (and have). It is the one activity that is solely mine.

I paint to understand and communicate with other paintings I have seen. Paintings move me in a way other art forms don’t. I enjoy the visceral-ness, the grittiness, the endless range of techniques possible.

The thrill of witnessing other people’s reactions and listening to their interpretations of my work makes me want to continue sharing a part of myself that can be experienced in no other way. There is an adrenaline rush associated with this vulnerability and intimacy.


BIO

Born to American parents in Pakistan, Christine has spent much of her life traveling the globe. She received a BA in Art Practice and Peace & Conflict Studies from the University of California, Berkeley in 2009. Christine currently lives in Austin, Texas where she paints and teaches art.