Christina M. Tedesco
“...a fine balance between knowing what I want to do and knowing what I can do”
Artist
Statement
My work deals with the contrast between balance and imbalance, control and the lack thereof. Specifically, I explore the movement of the human body through space and time. My interest in the nature of the human form comes from living with cerebral palsy – a physical disability.
I have developed a caricature that allows me to show how I see my body. My figure has no face, no defining feature, and is always just an outline. Often, when someone sees a person with a physical disability that is all they see at first, just the physical disability.
My work tells a story, with many small moments that show the passage of time. All my paintings, drawings, and illustrations are pieces of this story.
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Who is Christina
I grew up in New Jersey with a family that said, “Yes, Christina has Cerebral Palsy and Dyslexia. So..?” Life has been a fine balance between knowing what I want to do and knowing what I can do.
My higher education started with an Associate degree in Art from Landmark College in VT. It has ended for now with a Master of Fine Arts / Museum Studies Certificate from Tufts University in affiliation with the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. In between I earned a Professional Photographer Certificate from Hallmark Institute of Photography, Turners Falls, MA and a Bachelor of Fine Arts / Photography Concentration from The Art Institute of Boston, Boston MA.
I have worked with museums in Boston educating people about art as well as preserving archival photographs. My real passion is in teaching. I have been a Visiting Artist at the University of Pittsburgh on the Bradford campus in Bradford PA. Where I have delivered presentations and lecture about my artwork. I have Work with students to create a public art project for the gallery. I been a Visiting Artist at Stanford University in Stanford CA.
My interest in the nature of the human form comes from living with Cerebral Palsy. I look at my body. Then I look at other people’s bodies to see how they move through physical and intellectual spaces differently than someone who does not have to consciously control every step.
I currently live in Somerville, MA. My studio is at the Mad Oyster Studios, Somerville, MA.
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