Artist Information:
Molly Crabapple
Brooklyn, NY
United States
Member Since: Oct 2005
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Artist Statement:
I learned to draw in a
Parisian bookstore. My pen and
ink technique comes from hours
spent copying Alice in
Wonderland and A Tart’s
Progess. I soon fell in love
with the feel of making ink
lines- the crackle of the
paper, the scratch of the pen
nib, the sensual pleasure in
drawing a curve.
Back in New York I came across
the subject most dear to my
heart.-artifice. As a model, I
work in an industry where
girls turn their bodies into
art objects. It’s a beauty
doubly poignant because it’s
so short-lived. Most girls
won’t last past thirty. My
time as a burlesque dancer
showed me plain women emerging
from the club’s dressing room
as goddesses. Through paint,
feathers and pasties, they
made themselves gorgeous. It’s
beauty as a garment, a shell,
a mask.
In the two time periods I draw
from most in my work-
Victorian England and Rococo
France- people tried to make
their entire public lives as
artificial as a burlesque
dancer’s face. My characters,
bewigged aristocrats and
corseted ladies, are creatures
of the polished surface.
They’re molded by ornament-
their corsets and cage skirts-
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Molly Crabapple's Free Artist Portfolio
Welcome to Molly Crabapple's Portfolio. Browse Crabapple's body of work: I learned to draw in a Parisian bookstore. My pen and ink technique comes from hours spent copying Alice in Wonderland and A Tart’s Progess. I soon fell in love with the feel of making ink lines- the crackle of the paper, the scratch of the pen nib, the sensual pleasure in drawing a curve.
Back in New York I came across the subject most dear to my heart.-artifice. As a model, I work in an industry where girls turn their bodies into art objects. It’s a beauty doubly poignant because it’s so short-lived. Most ... |
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