Kim Alsbrooks Explained

Kim Alsbrooks is a Philadelphia-based artist. She was born in Charleston, South Carolina, United States, in 1961, and lived briefly in Philadelphia during the 1990s. After living in Arizona for 10 years[1] and in Charleston, South Carolina, she returned to Philadelphia in 2007. She has had a number of solo exhibitions, and has recently received considerable attention for her White Trash Family series, which includes over 600 miniatures painted on discarded trash. She is one of the winners of the West Prize.

Education

Career

Kim is currently self-employed, primarily contracted by the Mural Arts Program[3] [4] in Philadelphia as an artist.[1] In Charleston, she worked in historic restoration; she is currently the owner of Luxe Painting & Historic Restoration in Philadelphia.[5]

White Trash Series

Alsbrook's White Trash series challenges perceptions of the history of the American Civil War and associated class distinctions,[6] by creating miniature portraits of 18th century historical figures in graphite and oil paints on a base of discarded pieces of trash.[7] [8] [9] Her work was sparked in part by an interest in the tradition of miniature paintings on ivory,[10] and also by the commentary about the historical biases in art by a friend who is a women's history professor.[11] She began developing the series in 2004, while living in Charleston, South Carolina, producing over 600 paintings in the course of ten years.[12] [13] So far, her work has been featured in publications such as the Huffington Post Arts, Art Nerd, and Hi Fructose and is displayed in galleries around the United States.[14]

Alsbrooks creates miniature portraits by creating an oval shape that is coated with gesso on trash. Then, she draws the image on the gesso in graphite and paints it in oils before Varnishing it. She says of the process of finding materials, "The trash is found flat, on the street. One cannot flatten the trash. It just doesn't work. It must be found so that there are no wrinkles in the middle and the graphic should be well centered. Then, the portraits are found that are to the particular trash."[15] One of her favorite times to pick up trash is after the yearly Philadelphia Mummers Parade.

Exhibitions

Fairmount Park Map

In 2014, Kim published a small artisan map of Philadelphia's Fairmount Park, reflecting her own years of exploring the park on foot and by bicycle.[26] [27]

Awards

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kim Alsbrooks. INLIQUID art+DESIGN. March 10, 2015.
  2. News: creative face ART Berlin: 'About Faces' with Tilo Uischner, Kim Alsbrooks and Elisabeth Belliveau at Two Window Project . March 11, 2015 . Creative Face Magazine . 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150402130711/https://www.creativeface.net/magazine_creative-face-art-berlin-about-faces-with-tilo-uischner-kim-alsbrooks-and-elisabeth-belliveau-at-two-window-project_10481-0 . April 2, 2015 .
  3. Web site: Five Murals in Your Neighborhood: Grays Ferry/Point Breeze . Laura . Kochman . Aubrey . Fink . Mural Arts Philadelphia . August 17, 2018 . March 10, 2015.
  4. News: Join The Mural Arts Program In Celebrating The Restoration Of Keith Haring's Mural We The Youth With Music, Food Trucks And More Saturday, November 2 . Kristina . Jenkins . March 10, 2015. UWISHUNU'S Philly 101. October 31, 2013.
  5. Web site: LUXE Painting and Historic Restoration. March 10, 2015.
  6. Web site: Historical Fine Oil Portraits on Crumpled Trash by Kim Alsbrooks. June 9, 2014. Colossal. en. August 13, 2019.
  7. News: Kelly. Tara. 'White Trash' Series Portrays Founding Fathers On Beer Cans By Artist Kim Albrooks. March 9, 2015. The Huffington Post. October 30, 2011.
  8. Web site: Jobson. Christopher. Historical Fine Oil Portraits on Crumpled Trash by Kim Alsbrooks. Colossal: Art, Design and Visual Culture. June 9, 2014.
  9. Web site: EN DE My White Trash Family by Kim Alsbrooks. Ignani. October 10, 2014.
  10. Web site: "My White Trash Family" Paintings on Discarded Beer Cans by Artist Kim Alsbrooks. Booooooom. March 10, 2015.
  11. News: Barnes. Sara. Kim Alsbrooks' Exquisite Portraits Painted on 600 Flattened Beer Cans. March 10, 2015. Beautiful Decay. February 27, 2014.
  12. Web site: Alsbrook. Kim. Kim Alsbrook's My White Trash Family. March 10, 2015.
  13. Web site: Snyderman-Works Galleries. www.snyderman-works.com. August 13, 2019.
  14. Web site: Kim Alsbrooks Artist Vertical Gallery. Vertical Gallery. en. August 13, 2019.
  15. Web site: Alsbrook. Kim. my white trash family. March 10, 2015.
  16. Web site: Lost and Found: Featuring Kim Alsbrooks and Nikki Couppee Racine Art Museum. www.ramart.org. March 5, 2020.
  17. News: Princeton exhibit shows everyone has a larger-than-life story to tell. March 10, 2015. WHYY Newsworks. February 26, 2015.
  18. News: Rodabaugh. Mary Anna. Snyderman-Works Galleries First Friday. March 10, 2015. Main Course. February 7, 2014.
  19. News: Schwartz. Chip. Kim Alsbrooks and Helen Mirkil at Painted Bride. March 11, 2015. Knight Arts. February 14, 2013.
  20. Web site: Mangravite. Andrew. Alsbrooks and Mirkil: 'Kinship' at Painted Bride. Broad Street Review. March 5, 2013. March 11, 2015.
  21. News: Otterbein. Holly. First Friday Focus: Snyderman-Works Gallery. March 11, 2015. Philadelphia City Paper. July 2, 2012.
  22. Web site: Recovered Delights: The Inventive World of Found Object Sculpture. Snyderman-Works Galleries. March 10, 2015.
  23. News: Sirizzotti. Catherine. Trash Worth Recognition at Bambi. March 10, 2015. theartblog.org. June 17, 2010.
  24. Web site: White Trash Art by Kim Alsbrook. Art Nectar. December 6, 2010.
  25. News: Lime Blue. March 11, 2015. Charleston City Paper.
  26. News: Maule. Bradley. Fairmount Park: A New Map From An Old Style. March 11, 2015. Hidden City Philadelphia. March 18, 2014.
  27. Web site: Alsbrook. Kim. Fairmount Park Map. Handmade. For biking and other things.. March 10, 2015. https://archive.today/20150309172401/http://fairmountparkmap.simdif.com/index.html. March 9, 2015. dead.
  28. News: Crimmins. Peter. City Hall hosts rare display of West Collection contemporary art. March 11, 2015. WHYY News. November 14, 2012.

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