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I’m delighted to bring you another episode of the Adventures in Arting Podcast! Today we’re talking to mixed media fine artist, Katerina Lanfranco.
Katerina is a New York City-based visual artist making paintings, drawings, sculptures, and mixed media installations. She explores the themes of nature and fantasy. Her artwork references cultural modes of representing nature to engage in a dialogue between nature and culture, through the medium of visual art.
“I make art as a way to think about and understand the world that I live in. Questions that I frequently ask are: How do I make the invisible visible? At what point, does fantasy become reality? And how do we construct our concept of nature?”
“Collecting, organizing and fragmenting images and objects from encounters with nature and everyday life are combined with my own vocabulary of visual elements forming the fundamental activity of my art practice. The three main conceptual strains that I explore are: metaphors of nature in relation to culture, cultural forms of framing and displaying nature, and how our concept of nature informs our construction of identity. Through my work, I reference cultural modes of representing nature such as botanical illustrations, flora fabric patterns, curiosity cabinets, scientific field notes, as well as natural history styled dioramas and panoramas.”
She studied art at the University of California,Santa Cruz where she received her Bachelor of Art (B.A.) with honors in Visual Art and in an independent major entitled “Visual Theory and Museum Studies,” and did a semester at the Sierra Institute studying Nature Philosophies and Religions while camping in the California wilderness. She received her Master of Fine Art (M.F.A) with honors at Hunter College in Studio Art, with an emphasis in painting.
Her work is represented by the Nancy Hoffman Gallery in
NYC, and is in the permanent collections of the Museum of Modern Art,
the Kupferstichkabinett (Museum of Prints and Drawings) in Berlin,
Germany, and the Corning Museum of Glass.
You can read more about Katerina on her website, her blog, her wikipedia page, and her solo exhibit opens at the Nancy Hoffman Gallery in NYC on Thursday and runs through August 2, 2013. I know that I’m planning to check it out. I hope you are too!
On the podcast we discuss Katerina’s career path, her upcoming exhibit, her life in Germany, what it’s like to be an artist in New York City, and so much more!
Be sure to leave us your comments and questions. I always like to know what’s on your mind. Thanks for stopping by!
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Julie, thank you for showcasing Katerina and her work. My mind is buzzing with excitement! I’ve never heard anyone speak so eloquently, and with such a deep knowledge of themselves and their place in the world. Art aside, she is a remarkable woman.
I enjoy all your podcasts very much. This one with Katerina was one of my favorites. My daughter has her masters degree in Architechture and just finished passing the final of seven tests required to become licensed by the AIA. Katerina was very correct in pointing out how difficult the field of architecture really is! Thank you and keep up the great work!
I’ve just gone through and listened to every episode and I’ve enjoyed them so much!! Thanks for the great content!
Hey Julie! I just wanted to pop over here and let you know I REALLY miss your podcast. You have inspired me in so many ways! When I want to give up on a project I hear your voice telling me to keep going – my best is just around the corner. 🙂 Thank you!