Natasha Bowdoin
Natasha Bowdoin received a MFA from Tyler School of Art, PA, a BA and a Post-Baccalaureate Certificate from Brandeis University, MA, and also completed studies at Slade School of Art, London. She completed a residency at The Core Program, Museum of Fine Arts Houston, TX from 2008-2010 and was rec... Read more
Magazine posts linked to Natasha Bowdoin
Transcribing the Body Electric
01/18 |
Jarrett Moran
I’ve seen a lot of calligraphy lately, between the Metropolitan Museum’s reopened Islamic Art galleries and the Morgan’s Islamic manuscript painting show. In both exhibitions, the artists interpret stories, poetry, and religious texts not just through illustrations but through the lettering itself. Natasha Bowdoin’s sculptural collages are also transcriptions of literature, though the words are illegible and her authors of choice include Lewis Carroll, Jorge Luis Borges, and Herman Melville.














