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Title: Isabelle de Borchgrave
Post by: DonaCatalina on May 18, 2011, 10:49:54 AM
http://legionofhonor.famsf.org/legion/exhibitions/pulp-fashion-art-isabelle-de-borchgrave
amazing stuff
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Post by: Auryn on May 18, 2011, 11:18:19 AM
wow
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Post by: arbcoind on May 18, 2011, 11:20:14 AM
Wow!  She is extremely talented.  Thanks for posting, Dona.

Gina
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Post by: Lady Kett on May 18, 2011, 06:56:03 PM
oooo! ahhhh! Lovely stuff!
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Post by: Lady Rebecca on May 18, 2011, 11:51:11 PM
I saw the exhibit last week. I sooo wish pictures would have been allowed, since it was a really amazing exhibit. They had it divided up into different themes rooms - the best ones in my opinion were the Medici room, and the "white room," where she had made gowns from the mid 18th c up through the 1950s, all in shades of white, so you could see all the detail without colors getting in the way. And I loved all the historical costumes, too, which were in a 3rd room. If anyone is anywhere near SF, I highly recommend checking it out.
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Post by: Lady Kathleen of Olmsted on May 19, 2011, 01:20:34 AM
Jaw dropping beautiful!!!
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Post by: Lady Amy of York on May 19, 2011, 04:13:18 AM
Wow ! What talent. That would be awesome to be able  to see in person.
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Post by: operafantomet on May 19, 2011, 07:27:34 AM
She published a book some years ago, called "Paper Illusions", with the paper clothes exhibited. It's highly recommended.

http://www.amazon.com/Paper-Illusions-Art-Isabelle-Borchgrave/dp/081097133X
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Post by: Lady Nicolette on May 19, 2011, 07:52:42 AM
Really wonderful stuff.  I had a friend who did similar work using cardboard and truly razor-sharp knives, she did more conventional framed pieces of art, but three dimensional, such as a wolf jumping out of the frame at you, etc.