CAPUCINE BOURCART

ARTIST STATEMENT:

As a gleaner, I am drawn to the overlooked fragments of daily existence, the humble materials of everyday life. From my travels, the streets and to my domestic life, I collect these discarded fragments, crafting them into 'skin,' 'traces,' and 'marks' that bear the imprints of my life. By employing traditional craft techniques historically embraced by women, such as felting, sewing, knitting, and embroidery, I infuse new value, dignity and identity into these ordinary remnants.

As a woman, mother, and wife, I view the world through the lens of my own unique identity. These daily details serve as the canvas upon which I laboriously record my thoughts, observations, and experience in life and society. My visual diary serves a reflection, capturing these moments and weaving them into the tapestry of reality. Using a variety of mediums, including painting, drawing, performance, and installation, my artistic quest resonates with the broader human experience, firmly rooted in the ordinary and the present moment. My work is an invitation to embark on an introspective journey, exploring the profound significance of everyday life within the broader context of humanity.

Bio:

Bourcart has been living in the United States since 2006 after growing up in Alsace, France. She identifies as French with Vietnamese heritage. In her current multidisciplinary work with textiles, Bourcart uses unconventional materials such as cat fur, lint, and soil, elevating them into 2D and 3D objects, installations, and performances through techniques such as knitting, felting, and embroidery.

Bourcart's work has been exhibited internationally in numerous galleries and art venues, including New York, Boston, Philadelphia, California, Colorado, Illinois, Missouri, Minnesota, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oregon, France, and Switzerland. Her photo-based works are part of the collections of museums in France and New York. Bourcart was invited to participate in several art fairs, including Art on Paper, Art Wynwood, and Flux Art Fair. She won the Paula Rhodes Memorial Award for exceptional achievement in Fine Arts at the School of Visual Arts in 2023. She has also been awarded numerous grants, such as the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council grants, Uniqlo Park Expressions grant, and The Puffin Foundation grant.
She is a co-founder of the collective Art Forms Us created in 2020. After being a self-taught artist for 10 years, Bourcart currently holds an MFA from the School of Visual Arts.