Barbara wildenboer visual artist selfemployed linkedin. Barbara wildenboer repurposes books into complex works of art. The erdmann contemporary and photographers gallery is currently showing barbara wildenboer s sixth solo exhibition, titled canaries in the coalmine. South african artist barbara wildenboer s ongoing oeuvre could also be likened to borges infinite library both in her use of an ever expanding number of books as raw material and in her willingness to. She obtained a masters in fine art with distinction from the michaelis school of art at the university of cape town in 2007.
Barbara wildenboer barbara wildenboer tales of gods and heroes, 2019 handcut altered book 20 x 24 inches framed from the collection of katja and joerge koennecke. Midcentury modern furniture art deco furniture louis xvi furniture all styles. In her art, she operates on them, cutting apart old books to reveal the sprawling yet delicate central nervous systems. From seager gray gallery, barbara wildenboer, brave new world 2017, altered book, 21. An easy, striking way of decorating a bland bookcase. A global art project frees paintings and brings them into the public eye upon seeing the painting of a female prisoner tucked away into a corner of the. The books become both reference and raw material for sculptures, paper installations and digital animation. Brave new world, the carved book by south african artist, barbara wildenboer is part of the library of the infinitesimally small and unimaginably large, an ongoing project that started in 2011. Barbara wildenboer has participated in several group exhibitions and art fairs both nationally and internationally, including south africa, san francisco, dubai and hong kong. Wildenboer uses a combination of analogue and digital processes to create sculptural artworks that primarily consist of collage, photo and paper. Biography barbara wildenboer has participated in several group exhibitions and art fairs both nationally and internationally, including south africa, san francisco, washington, london, dubai, sydney and hong kong. Here we have south african artist barbara wildenboer, who turns gardening guides such as herbacious borders into hairy, leafy pieces. Artist barbara wildenboer will get you in the mood for some serious papercutting with her collection of delicately cut books. The altered books are made from found books, particularly old books of maps and atlases.
Nervous systems cut into books barbara wildenboer delicately cut books, thin strips of paper splaying out from each book s spine, thats the creative streak of barbara wildenboer. Barbara wildenboer was born in pretoria, south africa in 1973. Barbara wildenboer war trophies everard read london. Contemporary is a gallery space that aims to create a cross cultural conversation through showing and supporting emerging and established artists from.
Barbara wildenboer previously delicately cuts and extracts the pages of old books to produce sculptural explorations of the contents inside. Artist cuts into old books and turns them into stunning. From seager gray gallery, barbara wildenboer, the life of vertebrates 2015, artist book, 23 3150. Swirling networks of sliced paper emerge from altered. Today the department of beguiling book art explores the awesomely intricate work of south african artist barbara wildenboer, who alters old books that she finds in flea markets while traveling. For sale on 1stdibs medical history ii, paper by barbara wildenboer. Papercut sculpture made from a book, by cape townbased artist barbara wildenboer, via colossal south africabased artist barbara wildenboer creates incredible artworks by finely cutting the pages of books.
Thinly sliced paper fragments frame world maps found in old atlases or appear like a nervous system in an altered copy of. South african artist barbara wildenboer expresses her sense of wonder at the complex systems in nature and the interconnectedness of all beings by. She had her 7th solo exhibition entitled disjecta membra at amelia johnson contemporary in hong kong during april 20. Barbara wildenboer produces sculptures pieced together from delicately cut books, thin strips of paper splaying out from each book s spine. Provoking the mind and pleasing the eye arts culture. In 2011 she was nominated and subsequently selected as one of the top 20 finalists for the sovereign african arts award for which she received the public. When she started as an artist, she was focused on combining media with photography, but as of recently she has shifted to creating sculptures out of old books. By producing visual metaphors, wildenboer attempts to capture her own. Antique books turned into exquisite paper sculptures. South african barbara wildenboer uses books, maps and photography to construct artworks that explore various aspects of modern society and the impact.
Barbara wildenboer dark paradise i for sale at 1stdibs. South african artist barbara wildenboer is a contemporary photographic collage artist represented by everard read london gallery. Mora developed her art while she was looking after her autistic child. Wildenboers found books are often ones containing maps, atlases, and scientific subject matter, sometimes using images from the book. South african artist barbara wildenboer produces these delicate cut books for her ongoing project library of the infinitesimally small and. Sprawling paper nervous systems cut into repurposed books. Folly 2019 library of the infinitesimally small and unimaginably large. Barbara wildenboer lives and works in cape town, south africa. Barbara wildenboer medical history ii for sale at 1stdibs. Available for sale from seager gray gallery, barbara wildenboer, elliss anatomy 2019, altered book, 20. South african artist barbara wildenboer s ongoing project library of the infinitesimally small and unimaginably large consists of altered books, particularly old books of maps and atlases.
Book artworks by barbara wildenboer published nov 30, 2015 south africabased artist barbara wildenboer creates incredible artworks by finely cutting the pages of books. Available for sale from seager gray gallery, barbara wildenboer, tales of gods and heroes 2019, artist book, 20. Through her unusual approach, barbara wildenboer creates art thats often complex and intriguing. I skipped through a few images of her intricately cut out maps and visceral, organic, floral collages. The fractal beauty of barbara wildenboer s chaotic paper constructions. She completed a ba ed with majors in english literature, psychology and pedagogics at the university of pretoria in 1996. All you need is some old books and paper clips, and a few spare hours. She received her bachelor of visual arts from unisa and completed her masters in fine art with distinction at the michaelis school of art at the university of cape town in 2007.
South african artist barbara wildenboer expresses her sense of wonder at the complex systems in nature and the interconnectedness of all beings by transforming books into intricate works of art. Barbara wildenboer murrays classical atlas 2015 artsy. International books master of fine arts bachelor of fine arts book sculpture altered books landscape art handicraft book art bee. South african artist barbara wildenboer captures her own sense of wonder at the complex systems in nature by transforming books into works of art. The art of the book a book in our hand, whether a dictionary, a volume of shakespeare, a spiritual text, a novel,or a collection of poetry is a study in perfection. By producing visual metaphors, wildenboer attempts to capture her own wonder of complex systems in nature like fractal geometry and the interconnectedness of all beings.
Barbara wildenboer has participated in several group exhibitions both nationally and internationally, most recently the art of the book at the seager gray gallery and artmrkt contemporary and modern art fair in san francisco 2014. Juxtapoz magazine barbara wildenboers book sculptures. Mythematics barbara wildenboer barbara wildenboer b. South african artist barbara wildenboer thinks of books as living things. Ive started a collection of my own by south african artist barbara wildenboer, i just cant seem to get enough of these. Barbara wildenboer human nature iii everard read london.
The books, sentences, words and letters become elements of a new visual narrative in which the. Barbara wildenboer the life of vertebrates 2015 artsy. In 20 she had her 7th solo exhibition entitled disjecta membra at amelia johnson contemporary in hong kong. In the library of babel, jorge luis borges talks about the universe in the form of a vast library whose infinite number of hexagonal galleries contain all possible existing and future books. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. She produces sprawling paper nervous systems by cutting hyperdetailed paper strips that form veinlike formations splaying out from each book s spine.
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