The Art of Christina Conrad, and indeed her life, is a distinct and marvellous phenomenon. Christina's vision seems just as surprising to me now as when I first met her in 1970. It has always seemed to me that Christina embodies the integrity of an outsider scorning the hurried directions of modern pretence and emptiness. Christina is not a part of the cynicism or dehumanisation that often unbalances art and makes of it a pathetic amusement.
Rare artists of Christina's quality mock the art experts with their clumsy categories, and highlight the absurdity of society's common assumptions and opinions. Christina does not compromise for the sake of an audience. Special artists like her call their own tune, defy comparison, and jump out in front of you.
