"Bohnert{s} .. paintings' cracked and nearly molten surfaces showcase
her masterful command of texture and color.
Barbara O'Brien
Curator of The Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art
"Deborah Bohnert's art comes from the inside. The work is deeply rooted in her biography. The observer is mystified, mesmerized and disturbed because the artist appears to be present in any and all of her pictures and objects. Depending on the viewpoint, one also seems to recognize a part of oneself - as if the artist would hold a mirror to look into.
Deborah Bohnert plays with colors, forms, and materials, placing everyday artifacts into a new, artistic context: objects, familiar from our youth - toys, dolls, clothing, photos and other accessories - suddenly become visible in an entirely different state: as a photo montage or a collage, as a painting or as objects within an installation.
Deborah Bohnert's art carries a lightness and sometimes the ironic twist is unmistakably visible. Her pictures and objects tell stories everyone may detect individually for him/herself. In the presence of her art, everyday life sometimes appears a little less dreary!"
Dr. Ulrich Haegele
Professor for Media Studies, University of Tuebingen, Germany and Curator
"In Deborah Bohnert's work there is a sort of ironical erotic sumptuousness."
Donald Kuspit
Disitinguished Art Critic
"Your work seems to be exploring the line between sculpture and painting in a remarkable
way."
Harry Cooper
Curator of Modern Art, Fogg
Art Museum
"This is beautiful work and I am impressed by your creative and masterful use of materials."
Laura Heon
Curator Mass MoCA
"Deborah Bohnert, one of my favorite artists, creates assemblages and installations of unexpected materials and brilliant colors. But her work isn't just about making a wild visual statement; there is a tender respect for humanity underlying each piece."
Catherine Carter, Artist
Artist Statement Good art communicates
life that is deeply felt.
The Gallery
by Robert Wall, artist of sacred space, author, nurse practitioner
The Zen story is told of the old Master pointing his index finger straight at the moon, shouting at his students:
"This is one finger Zen!" Ignore the finger; discover the moon.
The students, failed
They pointed at the moon;
They talked about moon.
I went to a Gallery opening tonight by my friend Deb Bohnert.
She passes through walls and no one notices.
She reaches down in herself and pulls out the moon.
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