Isobel Wohl
PhD Work
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The fortress, established and lost, the snow, Isobel Wohl 2018
ink, egg tempera, oil, packing tape and removal on gesso panel
73.5 x 69.75 cmThe fortress, established and lost, the snow, Isobel Wohl 2018
ink, egg tempera, oil, packing tape and removal on gesso panel
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screenshot of work in progress for photoessay, Isobel Wohl 2018
photograph, photogram, InDesign, eventual publicationscreenshot of work in progress for photoessay, Isobel Wohl 2018
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Shelf of stuff (pink shape), Isobel Wohl 2016
Acrylic on paper
16 x 20, shown here as installed in exhibition A Very Quiet Conspiracy | Photographer: Timo WirschingShelf of stuff (pink shape), Isobel Wohl 2016
Acrylic on paper
16 x 20, shown here as installed in exhibition A Very Quiet Conspiracy | Photographer: Timo Wirsching -
Clinging,, Isobel Wohl 2015-17
photogram on notebook paper
20 x 28 cm | Photographer: Philip SayerClinging,, Isobel Wohl 2015-17
photogram on notebook paper
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Lace book, Isobel Wohl 2016
Artist's book (centerfold shown); bags, lace, thread, paper
Photographer: Sylvain DeleuLace book, Isobel Wohl 2016
Artist's book (centerfold shown); bags, lace, thread, paper
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Insomnia Bottles, Isobel Wohl 2015
oil on linen on panel, shown here as installed in exhibition A Very Quiet Conspiracy
35 x 25 cm | Photographer: Timo WirschingInsomnia Bottles, Isobel Wohl 2015
oil on linen on panel, shown here as installed in exhibition A Very Quiet Conspiracy
35 x 25 cm | Photographer: Timo Wirsching
Image: Reading
In this project, I take as guide the question when and how is an image of something? I offer multiple mutually contingent possibilities for reading of and in images, opening reading to visuality and articulating shapes for this opening. In order to both describe and demonstrate such a reading process, this work draws from methods of detection in noir cinema, theories of figuration, explorations of grammar and its rupture, philosophies of the signature, hypochondria, and more.
The project manifests as essay, fiction, painting, photogram, and assemblage, among other media. It also creates indeterminacies refusing to rest in any given category.
MA work
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"Persimmon Twins", Isobel Wohl 2014
oil on gesso panel
5 cm x 12 cm"Persimmon Twins", Isobel Wohl 2014
oil on gesso panel
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"Thigh", Isobel Wohl 2013
oil on gesso panel
13 cm x 15 cm"Thigh", Isobel Wohl 2013
oil on gesso panel
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"Targets/Subtargets", Isobel Wohl 2013
ink on paper
21 cm x 29.4 cm"Targets/Subtargets", Isobel Wohl 2013
ink on paper
21 cm x 29.4 cm
Info
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PhD
School
School of Arts & Humanities
Programme
Arts & Humanities Research, 2014–2018
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MA Degree
School
School of Humanities
Programme
MA Painting, 2014
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Contact
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Isobel Wohl is a visual artist and writer. In her work, painting and text are places for the collection and loss of objects and of possibilities for their recognition.
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Degrees
- BFA Studio Art, New York University, 2011; MA Painting, Royal College of Art, 2014
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Exhibitions
- A detailed CV is available at www.isobelwohl.com.