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Nathalie

God is in the details.

About Me

I make art. My website, www.nwinans.com, is coming soon.

My Interests

Eternity. Life. Death. Nothingness. Spain. Sevilla. Absinthe. Carnivorous plants. Non-carnivorous plants. Bones. Feathers. Snakeskins. Dried insects. Fossils. Shattered silk. '80s fashion (the 1880s AND the 1980s). Antique cabinet photographs, tintypes, and daguerreotypes of bejeweled, breathless, breathtaking hothouse flowers. Postmortem portrait photography. Hair art. Antique wallpaper. Corsets. Trade cards. The convoluted bodies and undiscovered countries of my own artwork.Dance. Classical ballet. The human body as kinetic sculpture. Shrinking violets. Leotards and pink tights. Torn hamstrings. Bleeding toes in satin pointe shoes. Decadence.Old buildings. Pre-1940 architecture. Infiltration. Historic preservation. Adaptive reuse. Bicycles. Peak oil. Locavores. Slow food.

I'd like to meet:

Artists. Galleries. Collectors. Antiquarians. People interested in my work.

Music:

Siouxsie and the Banshees. The Cure. The Smiths. Morrissey. Suede. The Tears. Catatonia. Blur. Black Box Recorder. The Notwist. Cradle of Filth. Christian Death. Chris & Cosey. Clan of Xymox. Joy Division. Bauhaus. Skinny Puppy. The Orb. Aphex Twin. Future Sound of London. Faith & Disease. Front 242. Front Line Assembly. Hanzel und Gretyl. Goldfrapp. Rasputina. Dead Kennedys. Dead Can Dance. Dandy Warhols. Moi Dix Mois. Einsturzende Neubauten. Cabaret Voltaire. Meat Beat Manifesto. Opeth. This Ascension. Narsilion. Carmen Amaya. Camarón de la Isla. El Último de la Fila. Mecano. Azul y Negro. Concha Piquer. Marifé de Triana. Pata Negra. Juanito Valderrama. Faith and Disease. Love Spirals Downward. Lunachicks. X-Mal Deutschland. Cocteau Twins. Jeanette. X-ray Spex. Swayzak.

Movies:

Naked Lunch. Les Triplettes de Belleville. Les Parapluies de Cherbourg. Todo Sobre Mi Madre. Hable con Ella. El Crimen Ferpecto. Jamón Jamón. El Espinazo del Diablo. El Día de la Bestia. Torrente. Abre los Ojos. The Others. Cría Cuervos. Tésis. ¿Qué he hecho yo para merecer esto? La Ley del Deseo. Mujeres al Borde de un Ataque de Nervios. Carne Trémula. Bram Stoker's Dracula. Corpse Bride. Edward Scissorhands. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. From Hell. Sleepy Hollow. Nightmare Before Christmas. Ghost World. Art School Confidential. Donnie Darko. Un Chien Andalou. The Illusionist. Tras el Cristal. Volver. Adventures of Baron Munchausen. Sweeney Todd. Old Looney Tunes. Our Gang. Preaching to the Perverted. House of Wax (not the Paris Hilton remake). Shadow of the Vampire. El Orfanato. Das Boot. El Laberinto del Fauno.

Television:

¿ezo qué é?

Books:

The Deptford Trilogy. Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass. Don Quijote de la Mancha. San Manuel Bueno, Mártir. Cien Años de Soledad. Como Agua Para Chocolate. Romancero Gitano. The Corset: A Cultural History. Winnie-the-Pooh. The Red Rose Girls. Bluebeard. Slaughterhouse-Five. Mother Night. The Picture of Dorian Gray. The Secret Agent. Middlesex. The Devil and the White City. The Cornish Trilogy. Seville, Córdoba, and Granada: A Cultural History. Momo. The Savage Garden: Cultivating Carnivorous Plants. World Made By Hand. Hints on Household Taste. Currently reading urban planning textbooks.

Heroes:

Me. Angela. Jill Lareaux. Jesus of Nazareth. Remedios Varo. Ernst Fuchs. Susan B. Anthony. Queen Victoria. Princess Alexandra. Oscar Wilde. Lillie Langtry. James Whistler. Jan Van Eyck. R.A.D. Goya. Velázquez. Caravaggio. Ribera. Juan de Valdés Leal. Michelangelo. Artemisia Gentileschi. Camille Claudel. Félicien Rops. Leonardo. Breugel. Dürer.

My Blog

Interview with me for Turn it Down! zine.

I was recently interviewed via email for a swell new zine in Michigan's capital.  Here is the full interview.  (The last few questions were cut out from the interview that ran in the zine.)1...
Posted by Nathalie on Tue, 27 May 2008 11:17:00 PST

"The Couple" Places Second in Statewide Juried Show.

While I'm a bit skeptical of the merit of art competitions, it's still gratifying to get that ribbon.  My most recent drawing, "The Couple," has received second prize in "Social Discourse: An Art...
Posted by Nathalie on Mon, 09 Jun 2008 09:27:00 PST

Nathalies work in DoDmag.

Several of my works appear in the latest issue of DoDmag, a cultural magazine based in Tenerife.  You can download a PDF below if you like.  There are no articles, only images, but I think m...
Posted by Nathalie on Fri, 16 May 2008 10:21:00 PST

Preview of new work.

Last night I finished the preliminary drawing for my new work, Le corps de ballet.  Afterward I made spinach with garbanzos, a typical dish of Sevilla.Anoche terminé el boceto de mi nuevo trabajo...
Posted by Nathalie on Tue, 29 Apr 2008 07:41:00 PST

Prints of The Couple now available: $20 + shipping.

The first edition of prints of "The Couple" is now on sale.  This edition is limited to only 15 prints.  All are signed and numbered.  Further editions will be printed as demand dictate...
Posted by Nathalie on Fri, 18 Apr 2008 12:15:00 PST

Coming soon: Prints of "The Couple."

Yesterday I received the proofs of "The Couple."  The result is most impressive--the color and detail are superlative.  The prints will be ready shortly after the 15th of April.  The fi...
Posted by Nathalie on Sun, 06 Apr 2008 12:29:00 PST

A small illustration commission. Un pequeño encargo de ilustración.

A lady who gives modern dance lessons has commissioned a small illustration for her business, Terpsichore’s Mentor.  Here is the result.  Una señora que da clases de danza moderna me h...
Posted by Nathalie on Thu, 03 Apr 2008 08:36:00 PST

More information on Hive Gallery show and website posting for March.

Here is the information on the show at the Hive where my new picture will be on display.And in case any of you has a spare $600 to throw around and feels like owning a piece of finely crafted original...
Posted by Nathalie on Wed, 27 Feb 2008 08:10:00 PST

New picture.

So I've just finished the latest picture.  If any of you is located near La La Land and you have a burning desire to see it live and in person, it will be on display at The Hive Gallery & Stu...
Posted by Nathalie on Mon, 25 Feb 2008 02:32:00 PST

News and things. Noticias y cosas.

I've been asked to show work at The Hive Gallery & Studios in Los Angeles in March and at Smartshop in Kalamazoo in April.  I'll send more details when I have them.I continue to make progress...
Posted by Nathalie on Fri, 08 Feb 2008 11:03:00 PST