Book Sculpture
There's a tension created by taking an object designed for a very specific purpose (reading) and using it for an entirely different one; by using something flat, linear and abstract (dark lines on pages) to create something three-dimensional. If I've done my work well, that tension can harbor mystery, even wit. It can seduce.
Mixed-Media Sculpture
I'm drawn to materials with "provenance." These have included industrial brushes, laboratory equipment, deer hooves and vintage typewriter erasers, a Bakelite TV antenna and waxed hamburger sleeves, as well as mink, copper sheeting, feathers, and my Grandmother's teacups. To name a few.
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Kudos
The works of Barbara Alexandra Szerlip are many things – visual metaphors, carefully crafted poems, cabinets of curiosity. Ranging in subject from literature to the ironies of human history, they are often thought-provoking and always engaging.
— Donna Seager
Gallery director, Donna Seager Fine Arts & Artists' Books
Curator, A Visit to Mad Geppetto's Workshop: Barbara Alexandra Szerlip,
San Francisco Center for the Book
A Note from the Curator, exhibition catalog. November 12, 2013
Exhibitions
A VISIT TO
MAD GEPPETTO’S WORKSHOP:
THE WORK OF B. ALEXANDRA SZERLIP
San Francisco Center for the Book (SFCB)
375 Rhode Island Street, San Francisco, CA
November 15, 2013 — February 1, 2014
Curator: Donna Seager
Catalogue: November 13, 2013
The exhibition and catalog explore Szerlip's creative world, characterized by pop-up elements, layered paper, and narrative depth, linking to the idea of Geppetto's imaginative workshop.