A.D. Schierning : Starving Artists Fund

Manners Mall, Wellington, June 20th-July 3rd 2004

From the artist's statement

If you have not encountered our heroine, FoxRox, before, then introductions may be necessary…

FoxRox is a female superhero, an iconographic and imaginary figure borne out of frustration. She is my vent, and the only means I have to fight against the forces of evil at work within the art world and the world at large. Her arch rival, The Greed Goblin, is the bad guy, a faceless and uncharismatic character. The Greed Goblin puts an end to existing conspiracy theories, because it was all him, he is to blame for absolutely everything that ever went wrong.

A.D. Schierning invites us into the world of the comic book, pitting superhero against villain in a scenario complete with all the inherent dangers of the ‘Mall’ and the evils of the greater world. The scene is set with a miniature version of the surrounding busking site, and from this enclosure, a FoxRox figure enacts the anticipation of the artist waiting for donations to the Starving Artists Fund. You may even have been lucky enough to be delighted by our busking heroine in the flesh.

A.D. Schierning is currently based in Auckland and has shown in many New Zealand artist-run spaces and public galleries, as well as overseas. Her work ranges across pop media forms such as music videos, comic books and leather jackets.

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