About Rachel
Rachel Borgman is an artist working in traditional materials within her paintings and installations in an effort to conduct art historical investigations that inspire a vast narrative of reinterpretations through mimetic copies. She marries a conceptual approach to her traditional training and material knowledge. Her work is influenced by concepts in literature, history, and the visual arts that explore the idea of the” master artist”. She is currently a MFA graduate from the Mount Royal School… more
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Velazquez Letter Investigations
Through this painting and installation, I create an imaginary narrative based on the blank letters Velazquez used as a signature throughout his painted oeuvre. I speculate that the letters are based in palpable, historical documents and that they might contain some secret knowledge on treatises on painting or traditional painting materials. Furthermore, these letters might reveal mysteries within the artist's biography. The painting copy gives breath to this investigation through the love and sincere appreciation for the artist that is contained within its execution.
Equestrian Portrait of the Count-Duke Olivares: Tarjeta Postal Painting Tool
Through this painting and installation, I create an imaginary narrative based on the blank letters Velazquez used as a signature throughout his painted oeuvre. I speculate that the letters are based in palpable, historical documents and that they might contain some secret knowledge on treatises on painting or traditional painting materials. Furthermore, these letters might reveal mysteries within the artist's biography. The painting copy gives breath to this investigation through the love and sincere appreciation for the artist that is contained within its execution.
St. Thomas Aquinas Drawing Tool After Summa Theologica
Through this painting and installation, I create an imaginary narrative based on the blank letters Velazquez used as a signature throughout his painted oeuvre. I speculate that the letters are based in palpable, historical documents and that they might contain some secret knowledge on treatises on painting or traditional painting materials. Furthermore, these letters might reveal mysteries within the artist's biography. The painting copy gives breath to this investigation through the love and sincere appreciation for the artist that is contained within its execution.
The Emmaus X-Radiography
Through this painting and installation, I create an imaginary narrative based on the blank letters Velazquez used as a signature throughout his painted oeuvre. I speculate that the letters are based in palpable, historical documents and that they might contain some secret knowledge on treatises on painting or traditional painting materials. Furthermore, these letters might reveal mysteries within the artist's biography. The painting copy gives breath to this investigation through the love and sincere appreciation for the artist that is contained within its execution.
The Cleaning of Linen by Pablo de Valladolid
Through this painting and installation, I create an imaginary narrative based on the blank letters Velazquez used as a signature throughout his painted oeuvre. I speculate that the letters are based in palpable, historical documents and that they might contain some secret knowledge on treatises on painting or traditional painting materials. Furthermore, these letters might reveal mysteries within the artist's biography. The painting copy gives breath to this investigation through the love and sincere appreciation for the artist that is contained within its execution.
A Quote for Margarita
Through this painting and installation, I create an imaginary narrative based on the blank letters Velazquez used as a signature throughout his painted oeuvre. I speculate that the letters are based in palpable, historical documents and that they might contain some secret knowledge on treatises on painting or traditional painting materials. Furthermore, these letters might reveal mysteries within the artist's biography. The painting copy gives breath to this investigation through the love and sincere appreciation for the artist that is contained within its execution.