Mesmerized by the patience, creativity and skills of freelance designer and paper artist Bianca Chang.
Bianca Chang – Recent Works, June 2011 from Bianca Chang on Vimeo.
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It has been 9 months since I returned to Paris – I have come to appreciate, more than ever, art + photography by those who live and are inspired by places in this world that are less inhabited by city folk – more natural, spacious and quiet.
A painting by me, a painting by the nature.
P.S. Anna has prints for sale in her shop
architecture, 2006
oil on canvas
110 x 130 cm
The following is an exert from ARTIST STATEMENT FOR THE NY DRAWING CENTER – Text by Sabine Finkenauer for the exhibition Non – Declarative Drawing in the Drawing Center, New York, September 2007
“I am in the habit of using a wide range of colors. I apply them according to the emotion they convey and in order to grant the right weight to shapes, rather than because of their representational value. I am not interested in complicated technical procedures or sophisticated materials. What attracts me to drawing is precisely the frugality of the medium, which facilitates a very direct and immediate execution. The quality that underscores the bareness and simplicity of the expression I seek in my work lies in this austerity of resources.
My work generally treats just of “things”,objects taken from daily life such as pieces of furniture, dresses, plants, buildings, or mountains. Figures such as little girls, princesses, or dolls that appear to be related to children’s stories and imaginary worlds are also present. This whole universe of “things” is portrayed in a simple yet rigorous formal language, playfully situated between abstraction and concrete images. Also leading to poetry and irony, my approach to this seemingly naïve or even stupid imaginary world is clearly formalistic. In my search for the limits of representation, things are divested of their attributes and converted into “form”. Form is the true theme of my work—the ambiguity between representation and definition being a sign or symbol that travels in an intimate and subjective way from the visible to the invisible, from what we see to that which exists.”
head, 2007
lacqued iron bar
165 x 230 x 1 cm
Sabine is currently an Artist in Residence at Cité International des Arts de Paris (March-April 2010).
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Surface Printing Workshop – SEPT 12th, 2009 12 – 4pm
“This is an opportunity to learn and explore simple means and methods for printmaking, while also absorbing Lotta’s organic and intuitive design sense for inspiration. Get inspired to create your own individual & unique projects!
The emphasis will be on printing on already existing items using easy techniques (like stenciling, printing with linocuts and even potato printing!) anyone can use at home without special or expensive equipment. You will come away from the class with a couple of completed projects and much inspiration to print on anything from pillowcases to totes. Print-makers and creatives of all levels and experience are welcome to attend this exciting and intimate workshop.”
If you can’t make it:
Visit Lotta’s online shop for inspiration!
photography by Lars Jonsson
Karin Eriksson “is a Swedish based designer/maker of functional ceramics and one off interior pieces.” I had the pleasure of meeting Karin in her studio while visiting Stockholm about two years ago. It was inspiring to be in her creative space and to have the opportunity to watch her work.