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Artist Statement:
I have been making art ever
since I can remember. I
started out drawing and
painting,moved on to an array
of printmaking processes, then
got stuck on first small scale
and later large scale
metalwork, finally
concentrating on Bronze
sculpture and moldmaking.
Because bronzecasting can be
very limiting at times (not
everybody has had the luck of
running their own foundry for
10 years like me and my bronze
buddies)as far as facility and
also color vibrancy goes, I
was looking for something that
included fabrication with
fire, that was also very
colorful and could be done in
my tiny apartment, and so I
got a book one day and taught
myself how to make glass
beads. I've been at it for
quite a few years now with no
end in sight. My pieces have
allowed me to participate in
several Open Studios
exhibitions and are owned by
folks in Kyoto,Holland,
Austria, Germany, France,
Spain, Austin TX, New Orleans
etc. They are all over the
world....
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Artist Exhibitions:
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Artist Galleries:
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Artist Reviews:
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Collections:
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Commissions:
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Claudia Cabrera Biography:
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Age
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| Gender |
Female
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| Status |
not provided
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| Children |
99
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| Religion |
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| Education |
Bachelor of Fine Arts |
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| Hobbies / Interests |
Tattoos,books,traveling,music,movies,international people, cooking, obsessing over where I want to travel next |
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| Favorite Artistic Medium |
Glass
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| Favorite Arthistory Movement |
Surrealism - (1924 - 1955)
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| Favorite Visual Artist |
Pierre et Gilles and Mark Ryden
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| Favorite Work of Art |
There are so many...
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| Biggest Artistic Inspiration |
My teacher and mentor Holt Murray, who taught me how to cast bronze and make molds, use my time wisely and to value integrity above all. And my dad, who always yelled at me for not signing my artwork when I was about 6 years old. |
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| Why Did You Become An Artist |
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| Your Personal Biography |
I am from Germany and but have been living in the US for 2
decades. I come from a metalworking and moldmaking as well
as printmaking background, having worked as a bronze caster
for almost 20 years. Due to the color and facility
limitations in working with bronze, I taught myself to
lampwork glass beads which I can make in my little apartment
in the crappy Tenderloin neighborhood. I enjoy the fidgety
nature of making the tiny bumps on my beads as it keeps my
OCD at bay. I support my glassmaking habit as well as my
addiction to tattoos with a day job as an engraver at a
small sign shop here in the city.I also paint and make mixed
media 2D Art.I really like living in San Francisco but have
to go back to Europe every once in a while so I don't go
crazy here. |
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