Artist Information:
Isabelle Garbani
Brooklyn, NY
United States
Member Since: Mar 2007
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Artist Statement:
I moved to the United States
as a teenager, from a small
town in Northern France,
Compiegne. French society at
the time, felt very
restrictive to me because
there always seemed to be a
clear path laid out for my
future, from which it was
frowned upon to deviate.
In the U.S., the simple fact
that I could go to college,
and not only was not required
to declare a major until
junior year, but could change
my mind multiple times in
between was an incredible
burst of freedom. In the 22
years I have lived here, I
have delivered human livers
and blood, met Steve Martin in
my incarnation as a props
master, sat in a cubicle for
12 hour days (pizza included)
and moved to New York city to
become an artist.
Simultaneously, I started to
realize that all I love and
hold dear can die or disappear
in an instant.
My work is a celebration of my
freedom mixed with the simple
and horrifying fact that life
is fragile and transient. I
choose human figures in
simple, perhaps mundane
gestures typical of a day in
the life of a 21st century
American: sleeping on public
transportation, ...
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Isabelle Garbani's Free Artist Portfolio
Welcome to Isabelle Garbani's Portfolio. Browse Isabelle Garbani's body of work: I moved to the United States as a teenager, from a small town in Northern France, Compiegne. French society at the time, felt very restrictive to me because there always seemed to be a clear path laid out for my future, from which it was frowned upon to deviate.
In the U.S., the simple fact that I could go to college, and not only was not required to declare a major until junior year, but could change my mind multiple times in between was an incredible burst of freedom. In the 22 years I have lived here, I have ... |
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