Natalie Frank: Painting with Paper
Brattleboro Museum & Art Center
Oct. 23, 2024 - Feb. 13, 2022
10 Vernon Street
Brattleboro, 05301
PHONE 802 2570-124
www.brattleboromuseum.org/2021/06/09/natalie-frank-painting-with-paper/
Natalie Frank works directly with wet pigmented paper pulp to make portraits of women with animal counterparts who act as talismans, spirit guides, or alter egos. Frank’s brightly colored, lavish subjects pulse with life. Simultaneously beautiful and grotesque, these dynamic portraits both reference and challenge the construction of feminine identity and conventional gender norms. Yet again, Frank surprises, unnerves, and delights us with compelling images that cross artistic disciplines and highlight the unwavering power and agency of women.