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34. Cristina Molina
We all know who Sigmund Freud is, right? Well, take about one-part Freud, add it to one-part Basel darling, then add a dash of Warholesque pop-culture-sensibility, and you may be close to understanding video/sculpture/installation artist Cristina Molina.
At Florida International University, Molina indulged her two main areas
of interest: art and psychology. And after earning two bachelor's
degrees, she wields those skills to dissect human nature and expose it
through her work. "Much of my work stems from analyzing human motivation
and its relationship to desire. I learned to think scientifically about
this through methods used in psychology, but art allows me to explore
other arenas of motivation."
Although she is temporarily a Gainesville resident while finishing
her master's in digital media art at the University of Florida,
Cristina is definitely 3-0-5 fo' life. "I still try to have as much as a presence in Miami as I can, both exhibiting and attending shows, and
of course engaging in all of the Art Basel festivities."
international venues; including the Frost Art Museum where she earned
"Best in Show;" the Gallery at the University of Genoa in Genoa, Italy;
and the MoCA film festival competition, Optic Nerve XI, where her videos
were voted "Audience Favorite."
1. List five things that inspire you.
The Creatives so far:
35. David Josef Tamargo
36. Jillian Mayer
37. Alfonso Vega
38. Natasha Lopez de Victoria
39. Aholsniffsglue
40. Heather Maloney
41. Jorge Rubiera
42. Elaine Lancaster
43. Nick Duckart
44. Danielle Estefan
45. John Dufresne
46. Monica Lopez de Victoria
47. Bill Bilowit
48. Alette Simmons-Jimenez
49. Tawnie Silva
50. Ginger Bardot
51. Jonathan David Kane
52. Naomi Fisher
53. Rocky Grimes
54. Teresa Barcelo
55. Paul Tei
56. Lee Materazzi
58. Anna Mixon
59. Octavio Campos
60. P. Scott Cunningham
61. Elena Garcia
62. Summer Hill
63. Autumn Casey
64. Juan Navarro
65. Serge Toussaint
66. David Rohn
67. Diane Brache
68. Spencer Morin
69. James Anthony
70. Jim Drain
71. Claudia Calle
72. Kevin Arrow
73. Andrew Hevia
74. Ana Mendez
75. Michael McKeever
76. Diana Lozano
77. Ricardo Pau-Llosa
78. Agustina Woodgate
79. Tarell Alvin McCraney
80. Jennifer Kronenberg
81. Farley Aguilar
82. Colin Foord
83. Karelle Levy
84. Matt Gajewski
85. Antonia Wright
86. Allen Charles Klein
87. Christy Gast
88. Gustavo Matamoros
89. Shareen Rubiera-Sarwar
90. Kyle Trowbridge
91. Clifton Childree
92. Jessica Gross
93. Danny Brito
94. Nektar de Stagni
95. Anthony Spinello
96. Vanessa Garcia
97. Justin Long
98. Rosie Herrera
99. Rick Falcon
100. Ingrid B