In 1997, swoon moved to new york, where she obtained a ba. This first monograph on the street artist swoon is a crash course on the incredible range of her diverse artistic practices. Filled with brilliant color photographs, the book brings reader to streets around the world to see her lifesize prints and paper cutouts that transform as natural elements slowly erode and destroy them. This first monograph on the street artist swoon is a crash course on the. In 1997, swoon moved to new york, where she obtained a ba in fine arts from the pratt institute in brooklyn, ny. The latest episode of pbs arts ongoing web documentary series is titled off book street art. How street artist swoon creates lifesize dreamlike worlds. Swoon has been creating street art in new york city since 1999. Cicada, solo exhibition featuring stopmotion animation, sculptures and drawings, jeffrey deitch gallery, 2019. Check out swoon from 15 cool graffiti and street art pieces street artist swoon aka callie curry was once just an art student searching for context. Hurricane sandy themed street art mural at bowery mural by swoon. The most famous wheatpaster in the world of street art, swoons work has inspired a whole generation of artists. Swoon is a nyc street artist who works predominantly paper cut outs and realistic, woodcut style of street people.
The boats had, a few years earlier, helped the artist and 30 others many of them activists to crash the venice biennale. Street artist swoon, also known as caledonia curry, is one of the only female artist to have achieved success in both the fine art and graffiti worlds. Now she has expanded her work to include installation and performance art, often with an activist bent. Caledonia took to the streets of new york while attending the pratt institute of art in brooklyn in 1999, pasting her paper portraits to the sides of buildings with the goal of making. Swoon, real name caledonia dance curry, recently partook in the djerbahood project, a popular street art scheme that sought to project an openair museum onto the island of djerba, situated slightly off the coast of tunisia. This monograph is the first to explore the work of the street artist swoon, drawing readers into her imaginative world and showcasing the full range of her artistic practices, from street art to studio work and junkyard boats to spontaneous street parties. We started book a street artist a few years back when we were living in one of the most beautiful cities on this planet. This upcoming show will be the first retrospective of her 18 years as a street artist. Swoons signature works include lifesize human forms that she creates from recycled newsprint paper. Filled with brilliant color photographs, the book brings reader to streets around the. Her lifesized paper cutouts of human figures are extremely detailed and they go through different stages as they decay due to their ephemeral nature. When the 27yearold brooklyn street artist swoon had her first oneperson gallery exhibition at new yorks deitch projects in 2005, the area surrounding the. Guided by the belief that art is an immersive, provocative, and transformative experience for its participants, she produces lifesize wheatpaste prints and paper cutouts of human figures which reflect her vision of the world. Callie took to the streets of new york while attending the pratt institute of art in 1999, pasting her paper portraits to the sides of buildings with the goal of making art and the public space of the city more accessible.
The street is a space where art thrives, and a place where artists can. The communal project, which could be seen openly by the public, is one attuned to swoons personal ideals. The artist swoon born 1977 is a mixed media artist who specializes in lifesize wheatpaste prints and paper cutouts of human figures. Swoon is a street artist hailing from new york who is well known for her intricate and lifesize what paste prints and paper cut outs of figures based upon people in her life. When the 27yearold brooklyn street artist swoon had her first oneperson gallery exhibition at new yorks deitch projects in 2005, the area surrounding the gallery was so overrun with fans and friends that neither cars nor pedestrians could pass through. Sep 27, 2011 subscribe to the new off book channel at. Swoon, the new eponymous book by the artist aka caledonia curry and one of the best known female street artists in the world, finally came. Lately, the onslaught of the 10 best women street artiststype articles has made the difference between being an artist and being.
Often depicting portraits of her friends and family, her work involves a wideranging practice that includes installation and performance. Submerged motherlands, featured boats put together from salvaged materials. Swoon, born caledonia dance curry in 1977, is an american street artist who currently lives and works in brooklyn, new york. See more ideas about artist, street artists and street art. May 17, 2019 how street artist swoon creates lifesize dreamlike worlds. Working under the artist name swoon, caledonia curry callie is a classically trained visual artist and print maker who has spent the last years exploring the. Find an indepth biography, exhibitions, original artworks for sale, the latest news, and sold auction prices. Oct 08, 2018 an american mixedmedia artist, swoon is best known for her street art and socially committed projects. Her most recent project at brooklyn museum, entitled swoon. Hurricane sandy themed street art mural at bowery mural by.
What was the transition from street artist to studio artist like. Swoon book signing at urban art projects brooklyn street art. She was born in new london, ct, and raised in daytona beach, fl. Swoon is a contemporary american street artist best known for her largescale wheatpaste prints and paper cutouts.
Now she has expanded her work to include installation. Caledonia curry, whose work appears under the name swoon, is a brooklynbased artist and is widely known as the first woman to gain largescale recognition in the maledominated world of street art. Swoon, creates street art, installations, and sculptural assemblages, merging art and activism with the intent of improving the world. Swoon urban artist, brooklyn, new york swoon print urban. Japans sasu, mexicos peste, and the americans lady pink, swoon, and miss 17. New york street and installation artist swoon uses. Oct 07, 2011 the latest episode of pbs arts ongoing web documentary series is titled off book street art.
As her career progressed, swoon has moved from strictly on the street to these communitybased projects and other museum shows, precursors to this major survey at the cac. Working under the artist name swoon, caledonia curry callie is a classically trained visual artist and print maker who has spent the last years exploring the relationship between people and their built environment. Caledonia curry born 1977, whose work appears under the name swoon, is a brooklynbased artist and is widely known as the first woman to gain largescale recognition in the maledominated world of street art. Meet the women redefining street art art and design the.
Swoon is callie, but swoon is a much larger entity a platform for collaboration. Street swoon swoon artist portfolio and online store. Its not quite finished yet but brooklyn street artist swoon also known as callie curry is putting up a hurricane sandythemed piece on bowery mural, a rotating outdoor wall space for art run. Street artist swoon on why her work can be girly and gritty. After completing her studies at the pratt institute, swoon realized that she would not be content to only exhibit in galleries and museums. Stencil graffiti street graphics street art in stencil graffiti, the first book to examine comprehensively this design phenomenon, tristan manco traces the history of stencil art and provides an exciting and thorough overview of the medium.
Street and installation artist swoon, aka caledonia dance curry b. Swoon screen prints and originals for sale street art place. Explore themes of intertextuality, politics, and fatherhood in a reading by londonbased poet dr. Swoon is a brooklynbased street artist famous for her lifesized woodblock and cutpaper portraits and her humanitarian projects in haiti. Lately, the onslaught of the 10 best women street artiststype articles has made the difference between being an artist and being a woman artist a potent source of innerconflict. This episode profiles two prominent women in the street art scene, artists olek and swoon. Subscribe to the new off book channel at the street is a space where art thrives, and a place where artists can shape the public aesthetic. Hang your posters in dorms, bedrooms, offices, or anywhere blank walls arent welcome. See more ideas about street artists, street art and street art graffiti. Swoon is known for being mysterious and modest she didnt want to tag.
May 03, 2010 to celebrate the release of swoons new book and her project with urban art projects, there will be a booksigning with the artist present at urban art projects headquarters, located at 6 wythe avenue, brooklyn, ny, on may 8 th 2010 from 6 to 9 pm. Apr 01, 2010 this first monograph on the street artist swoon is a crash course on the incredible range of her diverse artistic practices. I almost shut my brain and put on a pema chodron book or. The first and only comprehensive survey of its kind, this book is sure to attract. Storied street artists look in the rearview mirror. Filled with brilliant color photographs, the book brings reader to streets around the world to see her lifesize prints and paper cutouts that transform as. Caledonia took to the streets of new york while attending the pratt institute of. Though street art is still a boys club, women like elle, swoon and vexta are trying to change the status quo. New works by swoon presented by galerie lj in paris. Swoon is known for being mysterious and modest she didnt want to tag her street art in the beginning swoon bangkok, 2014 courtesy of the artist navigation through the art of swoon.
Observing and talking to artists in the streets of baixa and chiado we realized two things. Swoon was born in new london, connecticut but she moved to the borough park in brooklyn, new york to study painting at. The street is a space where art thrives, and a place where artists can shape the public aesthetic. Feb, 2016 street and installation artist swoon, aka caledonia dance curry b. How street artist swoon creates lifesize dreamlike worlds the verge.
Aug 10, 2014 caledonia curry started her career as a street artist, but leapfrogged to museums and galleries. Jan 07, 2015 though street art is still a boys club, women like elle, swoon and vexta are trying to change the status quo. Us artist swoon specializes in lifesize wheat paste prints and paper cutouts of figures. Caledonia curry started her career as a street artist, but leapfrogged to museums and galleries. Swoon art monographs and museum exhibition catalogs. Ten years, later she is one of new yorks most talented, prolific, and wellrespected street artists. When the 27yearold brooklyn street artist swoon had her first oneperson gal. Swoon is a street artist from new york city who specializes in lifesize wheatpaste prints and paper cutouts of figures. Usually the works are posted on abandoned buildings, bridges, fire escapes, water towers, and street signs. Originally known for her street art, she studied at the pratt institute in brooklyn, receiving a ba in fine arts in 2002. Swoon instagram and website, swoon urban artist, brooklyn, new york street art, urban art auction news and results, official artist prints canvas and painting wanted by collectors, forum with discussions ranging from graffiti to contemporary art, the original banksy forum.
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