A world-renowned visual storyteller known for her large-scale cutout images that have been featured in major museum collections and on the cover of Dave Matthews Band’s latest album, Come Tomorrow, will visit Longwood in November.
Beatrice Coron, a New York City-based artist, will speak about her work at Longwood on Tuesday, Nov. 12, at 3 p.m. A reception will follow her talk, which is free, and the broader community is warmly invited to attend.
My goal is to invite the public to pause and bring their own ideas finding personal interpretation to reclaim their imaginative powers.
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“Beatrice Coron is one of the most exciting and celebrated artists working today,” said Kerri Cushman, professor of art. “Her work transcends traditional limitations of space and challenges viewers to study the timeless narratives and allegories depicted in these intricate pieces. She is a unique artist whose work resonates across generations.”
Coron was born in France and moved with her family around the world, living in Egypt, Mexico and China before settling in New York in the mid-1980s. Her global experience can be seen in her paper cuts that often blend cultures and time periods to create a powerful overall image. Cityscapes meet Greek heroes, cross-sections show life above and below ground, and interconnected shapes add dimension to silhouetted images.
Her exhibition, Cut Stories: Long & Short, will be on view in the Bedford Gallery from Nov. 12-Dec. 6.
In her artist’s statement on the exhibit, Coron expresses what she hopes attendees will walk away from the art with.
“These visual chronicles record archetypal stories that transcend time and space,” she writes. “My goal is to invite the public to pause and bring their own ideas finding personal interpretation to reclaim their imaginative powers.
“My personal history fueled my curiosity for stories and questioned my perception of realities. I have been fascinated by the relation of people to their space and the sense of belonging. Using papercutting where everything is cut from a single piece of Tyvek, the profusion of individual stories makes a coherent whole world.”
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