Barbara Sorensen
| Barbara Sorensen | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Barbara Sorensen February 7, 1945 Racine, Wisconsin |
| Residence | Snowmass Village, Colorado and Winter Park, Florida |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | University of Wisconsin-Madison |
| Occupation | Sculptor, artist |
| Style | Mixed Media, Installation art |
| Website | www |
Barbara Sorensen (born February 7, 1945) is an American artist. Sorensen is known for her sculptural work. Her sculptures and multimedia installations mimic geological formations and natural landscapes, and are made from clay, metal, and resin.
Sorensen works from two art studios located in Snowmass Village, Colorado and Winter Park, Florida.
Past exhibitions of Sorensen's artwork include a traveling retrospective called Topographies that was exhibited at the Orlando Museum of Art in January 2012, and a solo exhibition called Barbara Sorensen: Elemental at the Racine Art Museum in Racine, Wisconsin in 2013.
Sorensen grew up in Racine, Wisconsin. She studied as an undergraduate at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, where her adviser was ceramic artist, Don Reitz. In 1969, Sorensen received her Bachelor of Science degree in Art education. Sorensen worked as an art teacher from 1968 – 1971.
Starting in 1972, Sorensen worked alongside mentors and renowned ceramic artists Rudy Autio, Paul Soldner, Peter Voulkos, as well as former college adviser, Don Reitz.
Sorensen makes sculptures and multimedia installations from clay, resin, and metal. Sorensen draws artistic inspiration from the natural world and classical elements. Sorensen is known for going on hiking adventures in New Zealand, Australia, and the Pyrenees, and from these explorations, Sorensen cultivates her artistic vision. Sorensen often uses the clay slab method in her clay-based sculptural works. In keeping with her interest in the natural environment, the clay slab method closely mimics geological phenomena, including plate tectonics. As Sorensen's work mimics geological phenomena, art critics, including Eleanor Heartney of Art in America, have noted that there is an inherent energy in Sorensen's sculptures and installations.
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