A collection of local artists in Montgomery & Bucks County, Philadelphia and the Main Line.

Sunday, December 17, 2006

Libbie Soffer (MC, ML)

Artist Statement:
"art as journey

my art making is an internal journey with external souvenirs

on my trip I carry a soup pot for serving up memories, sensations, and responses to the world around me

a few of my traveling companions are Kiki Smith, Leslie Dill, Anne Hamilton, Richard Tuttle, Eva Hesse, Anne Truitt, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, and Jay DeFeo

you will always find in my suitcase:

family photo albums bolt of muslin
sewing needles carpet thread
scissors bag of clay
brushes Caran D’ache pencils
heavy sketch paper Elmer’s glue
oil sticks x – acto knife
straight pins 6” ruler

with my suitcase, soup pot, travel companions, and public radio, I travel to incredible places…there’s always room for guests on the journey."


Acting within the context of my assumptions, 2006, paper, hair, wood, thread, 108" x 32" x 4"


Adaptation of submission to circumstance, 2006, silk, linen, thread, pins, 80" x 16" x 24"


Anonymous under shelter, 2005-2006, stoneware, paper, silk, 9" x 29" x 42"


Balancing intuition and sensory information, 2006, board, paper, thread, wax, 26" x 74" x 3"


Emotional telepathy, 2004-2006, board, paper, muslin, pen, 39" x 39" x 2"


Imposing order on matter, 2006, cast plaster, oxides, 87" x 35" x 12"


Obsessive sieving of history, 2006, silk, linen, thread, pins, 55" x 55" x 3"


Risks of love, 2005-2006, copper, brass, patina, 24" x 16" x 11"


Understanding the map, 2005, muslin, marker, wax, brass, 15" x 60" x 4"

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