Ink drawing colored with markers on white paper; busy scene of hedgehog with spoon at BL; hedgehog, ladder, butterfly, and mushroom at BR; at TC is a figure in a butterfly wing skirt, reaching down for an apple; face looking out window at TR; arrived in a modern blond wood Artserve frame

Caught Hands, 2023

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Painted with color ink markers, Caught Hands typifies Christina Forrer's creative approach that draws on her fascination with fables and folklore, often laced with dramatic or sinister content. Featuring her signature style of brilliant color, rich pattern, and fantastical characters with cartoonish features, the drawing displays Forrer's penchant for exploring conflict, while also revealing glimpses of her private world of anxieties, fears, and tensions. Like her large-scale weavings, the drawing defies easy explanations, instead evoking meaning though the viewer's own memories, experiences, and emotional reactions.

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Title
Caught Hands
Artist Life
American (born Switzerland), born 1978
Role
Artist
Accession Number
2023.82.1
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Ink drawing colored with markers on white paper; busy scene of hedgehog with spoon at BL; hedgehog, ladder, butterfly, and mushroom at BR; at TC is a figure in a butterfly wing skirt, reaching down for an apple; face looking out window at TR; arrived in a modern blond wood Artserve frame
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