Elizabeth Bisbing "People / Places / Paper"

Elizabeth Bisbing, The Geisha, 6.66"H x 4.5"W, gouache on paper collage

Projects Gallery proudly presents Elizabeth Bisbing in her first Philadelphia solo exhibition entitled People / Places / Paper. Known for her skillful cut-paper assemblages that pay homage to familiar classical works, Bisbing creates delicately layered miniatures. For this exhibition, she creates interiors inspired by the works from the Dutch Golden Age as well as a series of figures from the wider body of art history. Expanding on the concept of a Victorian parlor game, Bisbing has removed or hidden most of the faces in these postcard-size portraits. Male and female saints, a geisha, and figures borrowed from Vermeer to Klimt all become featureless, teasing with the concept of what is hidden and revealed. The scenes of these recognizable images take on a new dimensionality and an intimate approachable scale through the artist’s sure hand. Through her interpretation of these precise cut-paper works, the art historical images take on a modern vitality.

Elizabeth Bisbing, Golf, 11.25"H x 7.25"W, gouache on paper collage

Bisbing is a graduate of Moore Collage of Art and Design and received her MFA from Vermont College. Her work has been reviewed in New York Magazine and The Sun.
People / Places / Paper opens First Friday, April 4th with an artist reception from 5-8 p.m. and continues through April 26, 2008. The reception is free and open to the public.

Elizabeth Bisbing, Saint Veronica, 6.66"H x 4.5"W, gouache on paper collage

Projects Gallery is located at 629 N. 2nd St. in Philadelphia’s Northern Liberties section. Gallery hours are Tuesday through Thursday noon to 5 p.m. and Friday and Saturday noon to 7 p.m. A preview of works may be viewed on the gallery’s website at www.projectsgallery.com. For more information, please contact Projects Gallery at 267-303-9652 or info@projectsgallery.com