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Isabelle de Borchgrave: Fashioning Art From Paper

  • Art & Museum Exhibits

Isabelle de Borchgrave: Fashioning Art From Paper

Belgian artist Isabelle de Borchgrave creates breathtaking paper recreations of historical costumes. The life-size sculptures celebrate the artist’s love of vibrant color, textiles, and the artistic effect trompe l’oeil (French for “fools the eye”). From replicas of Renaissance Italian gowns to recreations of the fantastical modernist costumes of the Ballet Russes, de Borchgrave’s work is meticulously crafted and astonishingly beautiful. This exhibition explores 300 years of fashion history, featuring dresses from Queen Elizabeth I to Coco Chanel. De Borchgrave’s paper costumes have been featured in major exhibitions around the world from Venice to San Francisco—and now to Wichita.

Image: Isabelle de Borchgrave, “Maria Maddalena d’Austria,” 2007. Mixed media, acrylic, ink, metallic powder, adhesive on paper, 74 x 47 ½ x 48 inches. Collection of the artist. Based on a 1622 portrait with her son Ferdinand II by Justus Sustermans in the collection of Flint Institute of Arts, Flint. Michigan

Wichita Art Museum
$12
10:00 AM - 05:00 PM, every day through May 14, 2023.

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Wichita Art Museum
316.268.4921
wichitaartmuseum.org
Wichita Art Museum
1400 W. Museum Blvd.
Wichita, Kansas 67203
316-268-4921