In culture hyper-saturated by electronic imagery I use the traditional materials of a quill pen and a bottle of ink to create large-scale images that persist in exploring and claiming the sub-technological process of observation and mark making. In my recent work I am creating life size representation of figures and objects. There is a vital relationship that arises between the observer and the observed on a scale of one to one. The sleight or sloppiness of hand creates an awkward and intimate surface which is compounded by the definitive and energized process of cross hatching.
My subjects include the banality of mass produced domestic artifacts; the politics of war; sexual identity and power; and the beauty disclosed in the close scrutiny of natural and man made structures. This diversity of subject matter is a critical element in my attempt to express the complexity and variety of contemporary life.
Her conceptual and observational works on paper have been included in national and international exhibitions at venues such as Museum of Fine Ars Boston, The Buffalo AKG Museum and the Davis Museum. Her work has been written about in Art News, Art in America, the New York Times and Hyperallergic among others. She has created permanent public art commissions for Metropolitan Transit Authority, and PS97 through Public Art for Public Schools in NYC and the University at Buffalo, SUNY. She has received numerous grants and fellowships from organizations such as the Pollock Krasner Foundation, Yaddo and MacDowell. Linder is a Professor of Art at the University at Buffalo, SUNY and is represented by Cristin Tierney Gallery in NYC.
