Katherine Bradford - Paper Variable 2014
Edition 16 of 25
Katherine Bradford
Superheroes & Divers, 2014
Pigmented linen on cotton base sheet and colored pencil
14 x 11 inches
Dieu Donné is pleased to release Superheroes & Divers, a new Paper Variables commission by Katherine Bradford. Working collaboratively with Studio Collaborator Amy Jacobs, the artist used pigmented pulp to translate her painting process into a new medium. The 25 individual works in the series each feature a diver or a superhero suspended mid-air with unique backgrounds.
Following an introduction to the particularities of the medium, Bradford emulated painting processes in a rainbow of pigmented pulp, such as visible brush strokes, thinning out
the medium to create translucent washes, or building layers of thick impasto. She also incorporated techniques developed in the Dieu Donné studio that are specific to papermaking, such as blowing away pigment from pulp fibers using a fine mist of water to create a halo effect. Each of the 25 unique variants are made of highly pigmented, finely beaten linen pulp paint
on cotton base sheets. Mylar stencils were used to create the central figure, and a second stencil created the detail of either a bathing suit for the divers or cape, gloves, and boots for the superhero. Some works in the edition also incorporate gouache and/or colored pencil added in the artist’s own studio.
About the Artist
Katherine Bradford is a New York based artist, her recent solo exhibitions include Bowdoin College Museum of Art, the Sarah Moody Gallery at the University of Alabama, and Steven Harvey Fine Arts. Bradford has been on the MFA faculty at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts in Philadelphia and Resident Faculty at Skowhegan. She received a Guggenheim Foundation Fellowship in 2011 and a Joan Mitchell Foundation Award in 2012, and has also received a Pollock-Krasner Foundation grant and two awards from the American Academy of Arts and Letters in New York. Her work is represented in the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Brooklyn Museum, and the Addison Gallery of Contemporary Art.
For more information, please visit her website:
https://www.canadanewyork.com/artists/katherine-bradford/
About Paper Variables
Celebrate the possibilities! The Paper Variables series are unique collectable works in a limited edition. Each piece is handmade in our studios, and artists love the chance to experiment with different colors and additions to make each piece distinctive. For collectors, it’s an opportunity to acquire works by well known artists at an attractive price. Signed and numbered by the artist.