Francesca Pastine
Francesca
Pastine lives in San Francisco where she is an artist, curator and
teacher. She is best know for her
sculptural cuttings of Artforum Magazines, which are commonly found among most
artists studios and home. Using only an
xacto knife, Pastine intensely focuses on the craft of paper cutting and the
presence of the artist's hand in her work.
The cutting and stacking of the magazines reveals a "topography of
art trends" which she mounts on board and cover with a plexiglass box in
order to display them.
I found
Pastime's work particulary interesting.
I like the fact that she not only recycles magazines, but uses magazines
most artist are familiar with. The other
aspect of Pastine's work that I loved was her need to have her hand show in her
pieces. This is something I always have
always looked for - from masterpieces at The Louvre to assignments in my classes
at UTSA. I love that little sign of the
person have been there.
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