Hannelore Baron

thumb|Hannelore Baron in Studio Hannelore Baron (June 8, 1926 – April 28, 1987) was a German-American artist who created reminiscent and expressive collages and box constructions that blend abstraction, assemblage, and personal chronicle. Exhibited in the late 1960s, Baron's art often composed of found materials, fabric and text, earning recognition as an important artist in 20th-century mixed-media art. Quotes I like wrapped things like Egyptian mummies, American burial costumes, and other archaeological finds. I was always interested in Egyptian mummies […] but later on, during the Vietnam War, when I saw all these bodies in plastic bags […] then I thought of that whole thing too. […] The string does have to do with imprisonment. […] I am very concerned about the political prisoners all over the world, and of course it had to do with my own past experiences, where I was not tied up, but it does not mean literally, physically tied up. [Y]ou can be in prison without being in a locked room. You are imprisoned by your own fears, inhibitions, phobias. Everything I’ve done is a statement on the, as they say, ‘human condition. “I always think that if I let go and go into the large outer space, I won’t find my way back. It’s just fear of the unknown…and I don’t know if I could come back…. I have fear of the unknown in general, whereas other people want to go out and explore the unknown. External link Category: dead people Category:Women artists Category:Artists from the United States