Case Study 02
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Flore, 2007
Isabelle de Borchgrave
From the series Splendor of the Medici
Paper costume inspired by the allegorical figure of Flora in Sandro Botticelli’s painting Primavera
189 cm x 64 cm x 68 cm
Isabelle wanted works of art to ‘come to life’ and leap out paintings into a room. She had been working with paper for more than a decade, recreating historic costumes and couture in life size paper models - but not in a traditional way. Her paper models resembled fabric, the way silk or velvet could fall down the body.
Flore brings Boticelli’s goddess of spring to life with painted flowers flowing over the paper model. The challenge of preserving and conserving an item such as this intrigues me. How does paper - or items made from paper but feel closer to fabric - fall under the work of a conservator and what conservator?
References
Mancoff, Debra, Danger! Women Artists at Work, pg. 62.
Flore brings Boticelli’s goddess of spring to life with painted flowers flowing over the paper model. The challenge of preserving and conserving an item such as this intrigues me. How does paper - or items made from paper but feel closer to fabric - fall under the work of a conservator and what conservator?
References
Mancoff, Debra, Danger! Women Artists at Work, pg. 62.