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Born 1971 Ft. Defiance, Arizona. Known for: Baroque fantasy themed installation sculpture, painting, history.
I’ve always been interested in portraying some kind of fantasy, then showing that it’s completely constructed. There are always dark messages hidden behind beauty, and the act of sculpting is about... Read full biography
I’ve always been interested in portraying some kind of fantasy, then showing that it’s completely constructed. There are always dark messages hidden behind beauty, and the act of sculpting is about listening to that inner voice that warns you about something lurking beneath the surface.?—Rachel... Read full biography
I’ve always been interested in portraying some kind of fantasy, then showing that it’s completely constructed. There are always dark messages hidden behind beauty, and the act of sculpting is about listening to that inner voice that warns you about something lurking beneath the surface.?—Rachel Feinstein. In richly detailed sculptures and multipart installations, Rachel Feinstein investigates and challenges the concept of luxury as expressed in eighteenth- and nineteenth-century Europe, in the... Read full biography
I’ve always been interested in portraying some kind of fantasy, then showing that it’s completely constructed. There are always dark messages hidden behind beauty, and the act of sculpting is about listening to that inner voice that warns you about something lurking beneath the surface.?—Rachel Feinstein. In richly detailed sculptures and multipart installations, Rachel Feinstein investigates and challenges the concept of luxury as expressed in eighteenth- and nineteenth-century Europe, in the context of contemporary parallels. By synthesizing visual and societal opposites such as romance and pornography, elegance and kitsch, and the marvelous and the banal, she explores issues of taste and desire. Born in Fort Defiance, Arizona, and... Read full biography
I’ve always been interested in portraying some kind of fantasy, then showing that it’s completely constructed. There are always dark messages hidden behind beauty, and the act of sculpting is about listening to that inner voice that warns you about something lurking beneath the surface.?—Rachel Feinstein. In richly detailed sculptures and multipart installations, Rachel Feinstein investigates and challenges the concept of luxury as expressed in eighteenth- and nineteenth-century Europe, in the context of contemporary parallels. By synthesizing visual and societal opposites such as romance and pornography, elegance and kitsch, and the marvelous and the banal, she explores issues of taste and desire. Born in Fort Defiance, Arizona, and raised in Miami, Feinstein received a BA in 1993 from Columbia University, New York, where she studied religion, philosophy, and studio art. Th... Read full biography
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Art Method
- •Easel Painting
- •Installation Art
- •Sculpture, Three Dimensional Forms, Sculptor
Art Media
Art Subject
- •Animals, Mammals
- •Fantasy, Fancy, Fables, Dreams, Visions, Mystery, Creatures
- •Narrative, Story Telling
- •Panoramic View and/or Large Scale Panoramic Artwork
- •Social Commentary, Cultural Issues, Political, Racial Views
Art School
- •Columbia University Art Department, Student
- •Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, Student
Chronology
- •Early 21st Century
- •Late 20th Century After 1950
Exhibition of Museum
- •Museum of Modern Art, New York