Caroline Achaintre
Caroline Achaintre | |
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Born | December 1969 Toulouse,France |
Nationality | British |
Education | Kunsthochschule Halle,Chelsea College of Arts,Goldsmiths, University of London |
Website | http:// carolineachaintre |
Caroline Achaintre(born December 1969) is a mixed media artist living and working in London.[1]Her work draws heavily onAnimism,Expressionism,Theatricalityand the Handmade.[2]
Born inToulouseand brought up nearNuremberg,Achaintre obtained a scholarship at the Kunsthochschule in Halle, then came to London to study at theChelsea College of Artsand then atGoldsmiths, University of Londonbefore establishing a studio inHomerton,East London.[3]
Much of her earlier work was in textiles, particularly wool, and Primitivist in style, though she has also worked in installation, and also in ink on paper and ceramics.[4][5]Much of this work draws on traditions of carnival and tribal masks and the potential to both attract and repulse through the materials.[6]She has held a number of residencies and exhibited in a number of locations, including London'sSaatchi Gallery,Cell Project Space (London),[7][8]Birmingham'sEastside Projects,and as part of the eighthBritish Art Show.[6]
References[edit]
- ^"CV".Caroline Achaintre.Retrieved5 March2016.
- ^Charlesworth, J.J. "Caroline Achaintre, Mooner".Art Review(April 2014).
- ^Karen Wright (4 February 2016)."Caroline Achaintre, artist: 'It's the first time I am in a studio and it's warmer inside than outdoors'".The Independent.Retrieved5 March2016.
- ^Sumpter, Helen (March 2014)."Caroline Achaintre".Art Review.
- ^Harbison, Isobel (June 2014)."RSS Focus Studio Visit: Caroline Achaintre".Frieze(164).Retrieved5 March2016.
- ^ab"British Art Show 8 - Caroline Achaintre".British Art Show 8.Archived fromthe originalon 12 March 2016.Retrieved5 March2016.
- ^McLean-Ferris, Laura (May 2009). "Caroline Achaintre, Ursula Mayer: Cabinet Afrique".Art Review(32): 107.
- ^"Cabinet Afrique | Cell Project Space".cellprojects.org.Retrieved1 May2018.