Hannelore Baron and her boxes
Can art born of unspeakable horrors express something other than the soul-scarring pain and trauma that forever mark its creator?
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new work, 2010, acrylic and collage rice papers BORO: Rags and Tatters from the Far North of Japan. ed. Yukiko Koide and Kyoichi Tsuzuki. The Boro shown in this book is the sum of 40 years of field work by researcher Chuzaburo Tanaka. A few decades ago, Tokoku and Aomori, the northern part of Japan (snow country), meant 'dire poverty' to most Japanese. These dirt poor farmers, out of desperate necessity, created an astonishing textile out of boro- mere rags. Boro became 'survival' and any scraps of old cloth were coveted. The smallest snippets were saved and re-used over and over until the rags finally turned to ash and returned to the soil. Work jackets to bedding, were stitched, layered and repaired over and over. This cultural heritage survived and is now revered. Things wabi-sabi are expressions of time frozen. They are made of materials that are visibly vulnerable to the effects of weathering and human treatment. They record the sun, wind, rain, heat, and cold in a language of discoloration, rust, tarnish, stain, warping, shrinking, shriveling, and cracking...they still possess an undiminished poise and strength of character. Leonard Koren, WABI-SABI, for Artists, Designers, Poets & Philosophers Things wabi-sabi are usually small, quiet and inward-oriented. They beckon: get close, touch, relate. Things wabi-sabi may exhibit the effects of accident, like a broken bowl glued back together again. Or they may show the result of just letting things happen by chance. India, who lives in Australia, makes felt using wool and water and woven textile fabrics, and dyes cloth using plants and water. You can find her very entertaining blog, Not All Those Who Wander Are Lost, here and her beautiful website here. Regina lives on Caribbean island called Netherlands Antilles. She works with paper and fabric, and her beautiful blog, Mostly Turquoise, can be found here. For this piece titled BRANCHING OUT, Lorraine at Creative Daily used photographs of branches and bare trees, which she digital manipulated, printed the images on fabric and then pieced them together for this journal cover. You can find her wonderful blog here. QUILTS by Nikki Giovanni When I am frayed and strained and drizzle at the end Please someone cut a square and put me in a quilt That I might keep some child warm And some old person with no one else to talk to Will hear my whispers
Can art born of unspeakable horrors express something other than the soul-scarring pain and trauma that forever mark its creator?
Artist
I found a used (but in perfect condition) 1995 exhibition catalog for the artist Hannelore Baron at the Strand Book Store, 828 Broadway, in Manhattan, NY. I browse that store for new and used art b…
Can art born of unspeakable horrors express something other than the soul-scarring pain and trauma that forever mark its creator?
Hannelore Baron said of her work: "Technically, my collages are made of rice paper and/or cloth that have been drawn on with etching or India ink and at times contain printed images or areas of patterned cloth. Accidents are incorporated and appreciated, in the form of spots, creases or torn areas. The overall impression must be that of a spontaneous but preserved and cared-for work. The thoughts and feelings that underlie the collages are those of concern with the social issues and problems of the century, as well as the precariousness of existence at any time. ...I can only add that I have always worked only for my own satisfaction and if the work is shown and accepted it is a wonder and coincidence to me because it was never intended for that." - from the book Hannelore Baron: Collages & Box Constructions assembled by the Barbara Mathes Gallery and the Manny Silverman Gallery.
I found a used (but in perfect condition) 1995 exhibition catalog for the artist Hannelore Baron at the Strand Book Store, 828 Broadway, in Manhattan, NY. I browse that store for new and used art b…
Can art born of unspeakable horrors express something other than the soul-scarring pain and trauma that forever mark its creator?
Artist
Hannelore Baron , Untitled, 2008.12
I found a used (but in perfect condition) 1995 exhibition catalog for the artist Hannelore Baron at the Strand Book Store, 828 Broadway, in Manhattan, NY. I browse that store for new and used art b…
It’s Day 357 and I had a very busy day with filming and also have a holiday party this evening. I was still able to get today’s piece done. I wish I had more time to focus on it. Ple…
I found a used (but in perfect condition) 1995 exhibition catalog for the artist Hannelore Baron at the Strand Book Store, 828 Broadway, in Manhattan, NY. I browse that store for new and used art b…
Hannelore Baron said of her work: "Technically, my collages are made of rice paper and/or cloth that have been drawn on with etching or India ink and at times contain printed images or areas of patterned cloth. Accidents are incorporated and appreciated, in the form of spots, creases or torn areas. The overall impression must be that of a spontaneous but preserved and cared-for work. The thoughts and feelings that underlie the collages are those of concern with the social issues and problems of the century, as well as the precariousness of existence at any time. ...I can only add that I have always worked only for my own satisfaction and if the work is shown and accepted it is a wonder and coincidence to me because it was never intended for that." - from the book Hannelore Baron: Collages & Box Constructions assembled by the Barbara Mathes Gallery and the Manny Silverman Gallery.
