Biography & Writings

Biography Francesca Borgatta’s parents were artists and teachers. Her mother, the sculptor Isabel Borgatta, taught her to use clay and papier-mache’. She liked to use the masks and puppets she had made to act out characters. Her father, the painter Robert Borgatta taught her to draw and encouraged her use of natural materials for...
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The combination of visual image and narrative is basic to my art. As a sculptor, I deal primarily with the figure. It can be animal, human, or somewhere in between. As I work on a new figure, I am trying to define its nature. I want to know its name and circumstance. For smaller...
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Francesca Borgatta’s artwork includes sculptures, puppets, dioramas, and wall-hanging tablets. Her work examines elements of character and scene, and the conjunction of word and image. She uses recycled materials taken from nature and the industrial complex. Her artwork can be viewed in galleries, presented in public installations, or as elements in her videos.
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