GINA SANDLIN
B. 1988 Gina Sandlin is an artist, writer, and creature from another time- crafted lovingly and ribbed for your pleasure. Look for reasons why it is beyond the point. Think of her as your mirror—the lady on the half shell; she'll keep you unharmed. From art school to the art world, the real world, and its underbelly, Orlando writes from her experiences' rawness. Like a circle in a spiral, the words read calculated to some, unapologetic to others. Bat your best Bette Davis eyes; she won't flinch, but she might turn you into stone. Like a rearview mirror, Gina watches out for the readers. And what a nod, she's an effigy much closer than pictured: Fending off boredom and feeding the beast with exhilarating walks down razor's edge, quelling its urges with her charming allure, wild heart, and when all else fails, "strong drink." From the present and looking to the future, Orlando peers to the void in search of a key, one transmuting the ugly, transmitting the beautiful, and transposing the neon, towering chaos- utterly disorienting, in-between. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- UTILIZING A MULTIDISCIPLINARY APPROACH TO art making in conjunction with her classically derived TECHNICAL PROWESS, painting skills, ATTRACTION OF CHAOS AND MORE ¯\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\_(ツ)_/¯【ツ】【ツ】【ツ】【ツ】¯\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\_(ツ)_/¯︻╦╤─Orlando’s work questions: "STUFF LIKE" ~As SEEN ON TV~ : THE REAL WORLD◯~▶`*. WHERE PEOPLE STOP// BEING// POLITE//. AND START. GETTING. #REAL. ツツツ⎦˚◡˚⎣ THE limitations of EXCESS⊗ THE HUMAN CONSCIOUS% media in regard to technology ▶MANIA~✖ FEAR fucking a^~⦅INTELLIGENT LIFE⦆DARK SATIRE¦- THE WRITTEN WORD 000illicit dreams $CLICKBAIT$ HASHTAG &FOLLOW MOVING THROUGH SPACE AND TIME* STUDIO +TRAP- cultura ¢NARCOミ//COMMUNICATION ミBREAKDOWN 911 NO SAFEWORDS . Gina’s work reflects on the limitless accessibility to information in the post-digital age, mainly focusing on the internet as her point of reference and source of content. Time- the past, present, and future- is also at the center of her work, touching largely upon its implications, ever fleeting nature and growing irrelevance in the age of the internet. Largely stemming from her interest in singularity, and the transcendence of our biological limitations via technology, Orlando communicates both her excitement, fears, and curiosity of a world racing towards automation. 2012-Present: Co-Founder, Circuit 12 Contemporary |Dallas, TX Distinguished Alumna: Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts, Dallas, TX; The School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA. |