Today we’d like to introduce you to Isabel Bornstein.
Hi Isabel, so excited to have you with us today. What can you tell us about your story?
My name is Isabel Bornstein. I make analog collages and abstract paintings. Originally from Buenos Aires, Argentina, I’ve called Charleston, South Carolina, home for the past few years.
I’m grateful to have grown up in a household where art and design were a constant presence, with both of my parents working in the arts. Attending a Rudolf Steiner Waldorf school nurtured my love for nature and working with my hands—an influence that continues to shape my creative process.
I began making collages while working in my father’s art gallery/design shop in Buenos Aires in 2011, where I fell in love with the therapeutic process of cutting, pasting, and reimagining the world through paper.
My abstract paintings are represented by The George Gallery, and I’m grateful for the opportunity to share my work across the U.S. and in Argentina.
Curiosity drives my practice. I create to express and to experience—through play and experimentation—to explore and reimagine.
I’m sure it wasn’t obstacle-free, but would you say the journey has been fairly smooth so far?
The main obstacles in my work are self-doubt, which feels like a natural part of creative work, and the financial uncertainty that can come with being a full-time artist. I try to let the doubt fuel growth and keep moving forward
Thanks – so what else should our readers know about your work and what you’re currently focused on?
My name is Isabel Bornstein. I make analog collages and abstract paintings. Originally from Buenos Aires, Argentina, I’ve called Charleston, South Carolina, home for the past few years.
I’m grateful to have grown up in a household where art and design were a constant presence, with both of my parents working in the arts. Attending a Rudolf Steiner Waldorf school nurtured my love for nature and working with my hands—an influence that continues to shape my creative process.
I began making collages while working in my father’s art gallery/design shop in Buenos Aires in 2011, where I fell in love with the therapeutic process of cutting, pasting, and reimagining the world through paper.
My abstract paintings are represented by The George Gallery, and I’m grateful for the opportunity to share my work across the U.S. and in Argentina.
Curiosity drives my practice. I create to express and to experience—through play and experimentation—to explore and reimagine.
What matters most to you? Why?
The work and the process. Thought and energy that goes into it all.
Contact Info:
- Website: https://www.bornisabel.com
- Instagram: @isabel.bornstein
- Other: https://georgegalleryart.com/isabel-bornstein/
