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Sydnie Waldron
Sydnie Waldron: Text
By using various bodily forms, I seek to explore the importance of the physical form, expression of queer identity, and create discourse surrounding human experiences. Ultimately, I evaluate the ways in which humans interact, exist, and live.
Sydnie Waldron: Image
When people speak about the experience of being queer, a majority of the popular discourse centers around the difficulties that come in tandem with being perceived as different in some way. Color, and materials such as glitter, beads, and embroidery thread, are used to constructÂ
large-scale paintings that bring with them a sense of excitement, making it possible for the celebration of authentic identity.Â
Intimacy plays a large part in my practice, specifically in discussing the different ways that love can take form and how it shapes our lives. When thinking about intimacy, we typically think of it in regards to having a partner, but I find that the most basic level of intimacy comes from spending a substantial amount of time alone. When I make my work, I use the parts of my body as references, which allows me to study personal landscape and become more acquainted with my own body.
Sydnie Waldron: Welcome
The work also takes on erotic aspects when in the context of queer life. Sexuality and the ways in which we express it are incredibly important in my practice. The forms take on an ambiguous approach rather than an explicit one in order to express sexuality without objectifiying queer bodies.
Sydnie Waldron: Welcome
About the artist
Sydnie Waldron (b. 2000, Alliance, NE) is a queer artist currently living and working in Hastings, Nebraska, and is a bachelor of arts candidate at Hastings College. Her practice explores concepts of materiality through notions around intimacy and eroticismrevolving around the celebration of queer bodies. Her work has been shown in solo shows at the Carnegie Arts Center in Alliance, Nebraska, and participated in group shows at the Carnegie. She has also had the opportunity to participate in several student exhibitions at the Jackson Dinsdale Art Center in Hastings, Nebraska. Waldron is the curator of an upcoming group show that will be taking place in the summer of 2021 at the Carnegie.
Sydnie Waldron: Text
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