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Lucrezia Bieler's papercuttings
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I’m a Swiss-born artist living in Florida. I studied for 6 years Art at the Hochschule der Künste in Zürich, Switzerland, and graduated with honors as Scientific Illustrator.

I create cut-paper images using scissors. They pay tribute to the beauty of nature and its complexity. I work on two series for several years: women interacting with nature and endangered key species and their ecosystem. For the women-nature compositions, I use a style that reminds me of medieval millefleur tapestry or impressionist paintings. For the key species art pieces, I love to use the form of a mandala (Sanskrit: “circle”): an embodiment of the symbolic order of the universe.

For each artwork, I use a single sheet of black paper and scissors to make complex cut images. The material and the production process reflect the delicacy and also fragility of nature. All things are interconnected and interwoven and have an impact on each other. My work discusses these interactions in nature: the internal flow of life. All beings have their place in complex ecosystems and are essential to keep nature healthy. I design my images so that they appear harmonious and balanced, like nature.

My work is included in museum collections and shown nationally and internationally, and has received many awards. My work is represented by the Seager Gray Gallery, Mill Valley, CA.

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