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EYES ON: ISABELLA DUCROT

EYES ON: ISABELLA DUCROT

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  • Isabella Ducrot, Rome, 2021. Ph: Albrecht Fuchs
  • Isabella Ducrot (*1931 in Naples, Italy) is known for her devoted use of woven cloth and delicate paper as the founding material of her artistic practice. Only beginning her artistic career later in life, the Italian artist has assembled a sublime collection of materials through her extensive travels through Asia, originating primarily from Turkey, India, China, Tibet and Afghanistan.

  • CURRENTLY ON VIEW AT CAPITAIN PETZEL

    'omelette papier' | until March 5, 2022
    • Isabella Ducrot Bella Terra XXX, 2020 Mixed media on paper Signed recto Paper dimensions: 30.5 x 44.5 cm / 12.1 x 17.5 inches Framed dimensions: 42.5 x 56.5 cm / 16.7 x 22.2 inches
      Isabella Ducrot
      Bella Terra XXX, 2020
      Mixed media on paper
      Signed recto
      Paper dimensions:
      30.5 x 44.5 cm / 12.1 x 17.5 inches
      Framed dimensions:
      42.5 x 56.5 cm / 16.7 x 22.2 inches
    • Isabella Ducrot Bella Terra XVIII, 2020 Mixed media on paper Signed recto Paper dimensions: 28 x 51 cm / 11.2 x 20.8 inches Framed dimensions: 40 x 62.7 cm / 15.7 x 24.7 inches
      Isabella Ducrot
      Bella Terra XVIII, 2020
      Mixed media on paper
      Signed recto
      Paper dimensions:
      28 x 51 cm / 11.2 x 20.8 inches
      Framed dimensions:
      40 x 62.7 cm / 15.7 x 24.7 inches
    • Isabella Ducrot Bella Terra XI, 2020 Mixed media on paper Signed recto Paper dimensions: 26 x 50 cm / 10.2 x 19.7 inches Framed dimensions: 39 x 61.5 cm / 15.3 x 24.2 inches
      Isabella Ducrot
      Bella Terra XI, 2020
      Mixed media on paper
      Signed recto
      Paper dimensions:
      26 x 50 cm / 10.2 x 19.7 inches
      Framed dimensions:
      39 x 61.5 cm / 15.3 x 24.2 inches
  • In the series 'La bella terra', rivers, sky, stars, moon and trees are used again and again in order to compose many laudative songs for the earth’s fundamental virtues and the urge to protect them.

    - Isabella Ducrot

  • Installation view, omelette papier, Capitain Petzel, Berlin, 2021
  • Further available works

    • Isabella Ducrot Landscape with moon I, 2020 Mixed media on Chinese paper Signed & dated Paper dimensions: 51.5 x 81 cm / 20.3 x 31.9 inches Framed dimensions: 62.6 x 92.6 cm / 24.6 x 36.5 inches
      Isabella Ducrot
      Landscape with moon I, 2020
      Mixed media on Chinese paper
      Signed & dated
      Paper dimensions:
      51.5 x 81 cm / 20.3 x 31.9 inches
      Framed dimensions:
      62.6 x 92.6 cm / 24.6 x 36.5 inches
    • Isabella Ducrot Fazzoletto, 2007 Mixed media on textile Signed recto Paper dimensions: 44.5 x 38.5 cm / 17.5 x 15.2 inches Framed dimensions: 55.5 x 49.5 cm / 21.9 x 19.5 inches
      Isabella Ducrot
      Fazzoletto, 2007
      Mixed media on textile
      Signed recto
      Paper dimensions:
      44.5 x 38.5 cm / 17.5 x 15.2 inches
      Framed dimensions:
      55.5 x 49.5 cm / 21.9 x 19.5 inches
    • Isabella Ducrot Fazzoletto, 2007 Mixed media on textile Signed recto Paper dimensions: 38.5 x 35.5 cm / 15.2 x 14 inches Framed dimensions: 49.6 x 46.7 cm / 19.5 x 18.4 inches
      Isabella Ducrot
      Fazzoletto, 2007
      Mixed media on textile
      Signed recto
      Paper dimensions:
      38.5 x 35.5 cm / 15.2 x 14 inches
      Framed dimensions:
      49.6 x 46.7 cm / 19.5 x 18.4 inches
    • Isabella Ducrot Landscape with moon V, 2020 Mixed media on Chinese paper Signed & dated recto Paper dimensions: 52 x 82 cm / 20.5 x 32.3 inches Framed dimensions: 62.6 x 92.6 cm / 24.6 x 36.5 inches
      Isabella Ducrot
      Landscape with moon V, 2020
      Mixed media on Chinese paper
      Signed & dated recto
      Paper dimensions:
      52 x 82 cm / 20.5 x 32.3 inches
      Framed dimensions:
      62.6 x 92.6 cm / 24.6 x 36.5 inches
  • Ducrot’s artistic approach is extremely sensitive; the initial moment in the creation process of the works is tactile. The raw material, from which her fascination emanates, and its characteristics determine the motif for which it becomes an immanent carrier. The same applies to the technique with which the motif is created. Ducrot does not violate the colour of the textile or paper with her chromatic scheme; instead, she allows the material to become part of the images. In doing so, she drains the fabric of its historic content, its origins, to treat it like pure matter. She brings out the most hidden elements like structure and the relationship between colour and light. 

  • ISABELLA DUCROT Robe (from the series Arazzi), 2020 Mixed media on textile 230 x 145 cm 90.5 x 57.1 inches...
    ISABELLA DUCROT
    Robe (from the series Arazzi), 2020
    Mixed media on textile
    230 x 145 cm
    90.5 x 57.1 inches
    € 26,000.00 + VAT
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  • INSTALLATION VIEWS

    Isabella Ducrot, Il Miracoloso, 2021  San Giuseppe delle Scalze, Naples  Organized by Galeria T293 and Collezione Aggovino (Larger version of this image opens in a popup).
    Isabella Ducrot, Il Miracoloso, 2021  San Giuseppe delle Scalze, Naples  Organized by Galeria T293 and Collezione Aggovino (Larger version of this image opens in a popup).
    Therein / Thereof / Thereto, 2021  STANDARD (OSLO), Norway (Larger version of this image opens in a popup).
    Isabella Ducrot, Tendernesses, 2021  Galerie Gisela Capitain, Cologne (Larger version of this image opens in a popup).
    Isabella Ducrot, Big Aura, 2019  Capitain Petzel, Berlin (Larger version of this image opens in a popup).

    Isabella Ducrot, Il Miracoloso, 2021

    San Giuseppe delle Scalze, Naples

     

  • CURRENT , Tim van Laere Gallery, Antwerp

    CURRENT

    Tim van Laere Gallery, Antwerp

    Swim the Mountain Climb the Sea | Until February 19, 2022

     

    A group exhibition showcasing new work by Bram Demunter, Isabella Ducrot, Adrian Ghenie, Anton Henning, Ben Sledsens, Ed Templeton, Dennis Tyfus and Rose Wylie alongside works by Jean-Michel Basquiat, James Ensor, Cameron Jamie, Pablo Picasso, Ceija Stojka and Franz West, bringing together  selection of contemporary and modern artists who share the same pioneering spirit.

  • UPCOMING , Zweigstelle Capitain, Rome

    UPCOMING

    Zweigstelle Capitain, Rome

    Ecco s’incontrano / And so they meet | March 5 – April 14, 2022

     

    Zweigstelle Capitain is a temporary and traveling exhibition space, whose first edition will take place in Rome, Italy, with further destinations to follow. The group show Ecco s’incontrano features works by Isabella Ducrot, Ximena Garrido-Lecca and Tobias Pils, and is accompanied by a program including readings, poetry, music, dance and screenings.

  • Isabella Ducrot’s recent solo shows include T293, Rome (2022); San Giuseppe alle Scalze a Pontecorvo, Naples (2021); Galerie Gisela Capitain, Cologne (2021); Galerie Mezzanin, Geneva (2020); Capitain Petzel, Berlin (2019); and Spazio Parlato, Palermo (2018). In 2014 Ducrot had a major exhibition at the Galleria Nazionale d’Arte Moderna e Contemporanea in Rome and in 1993 and 2011 she showed her work at the Venice Biennale. Additionally to her paper works, Ducrot has also presented site-specific installations at various private and public sites. 

  • SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

    • Isabella Ducrot, Women’s Life, 2021
      Publications

      Isabella Ducrot

      Women’s Life, 2021
    • Isabella Ducrot , Eros, Galerie Gisela Capitain, Cologne, 2020
      Publications

      Isabella Ducrot

      Eros, Galerie Gisela Capitain, Cologne, 2020
    • Isabella Ducrot, The checkered cloth, 2019
      Publications

      Isabella Ducrot

      The checkered cloth, 2019
    • Isabella Ducrot, Text on Textile, 2013
      Publications

      Isabella Ducrot

      Text on Textile, 2013
      Isabella Ducrot is a Roman textile artist and painter, who in this cahier presents reflections on the nature of textile and weaving which arise both from her major textile collection...
    • Isabella Ducrot, Ricordo della Terra, 2002
      Publications

      Isabella Ducrot

      Ricordo della Terra, 2002

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