Madeline von Foerster "Redwood Cabinet" 2008
Phantasmaphile friend Madeline von Foerster has a brand new show opening at the Berlin branch of Strychnin, from November 7th - December 6th. Entitled "Waldkammer" (or "Forest Cabinet") these paintings are as politically charged as they are expertly painted. Each piece is an imagined curiosity cabinet, with various species and natural wonders being depicted as precious treasures which may all too soon become rare, if not - heaven forbid - entirely extinct. The wooden, female forms strike me as new variations on the goddess. Call her what you will - Mother Nature, Gaia, Mary, Isis, Venus, Ishtar, etc - she is shown here as a guardian of the outdoors and its myriad inhabitants.
Hello There!
I have been a big fan of your blog for quite a bit and have been astonished of how many wonderful artist you find...I was even more excited to see that you did a blog about Madeline von Foerster and her new works at Strychnin! I work for Strychnin Gallery and I think you would like a lot of our artists and their work so if you like I can send you little updates of what we have going on with us and we can keep in contact.
For example, out exhibit thats on at the moment is with David Hochbaum's 'The Mysterious Action of Memory'. Check it out: http://www.davidhochbaum.com/index.htmlWhat do you think?
Keep blogging the good stuff!
Posted by: Laura Vollrath | October 19, 2008 at 08:32 AM