Miriam Bloom
Miriam Bloom
Workspace Program Resident 1997
Miriam Bloom’s Dieu Donné residency work is representative of her sculptural works using handmade paper over armature. She spent sixteen year prior to her residency working in clay and only more recently has she begun to apply those skills to working in paper. The artist has been consistently interested in the conflation of shapes that derive from a wide range of sources including human anatomy, spirituality, kid’s cartons, and Japanese anime. As a result, her sculptures are open to many interpretations, which is a universalizing aim in her work. Her object-like biomorphic forms can be seen as anything from microbial to minimalist. This particular sculpture is a top-heavy illusion, mixing Disney and Brancusi elements with East Asian contemplation. Sitting like Buddha on a satellite cloud, it balances on a yin and yang of form and funk.
About the Artist
Miriam Bloom (b. Denver Colorado) received her BA from Brandeis University and her MFA from the University of Iowa. Her work has been exhibited internationally, including in Hiroshima, Japan, Malmo, Sweden, Lippstadt, Germany, Istanbul and more. She has been the recipient of numerous grants including the Gottlieb Foundation grant, Athena Foundation, National Endowment for the Arts, The Marie Walsh Sharpe Art Foundation, and the Pollock-Krasner Foundation grant. Museum and private collections include Bass Museum, Miami, DePaul Art Museum, Chicago, Louise Nevelson estate and others. She now lives and works in New York City.
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