Artist spotlight: Betsy Enzensberger
- By Tina Ehrlich
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- 10 Dec, 2019
Her artwork was featured on Forbes.com this month as a "luxury decor gift for the person who has everything."
Betsy Enzensberger sculpts works that create a visceral longing and remembrance of the most nostalgic delights from childhood. The artist uses the familiarity of those sweet treats to help us remember the simplicity, value and culture of desserts so often associated with positivity and joy.
"Have you ever seen cured resin? It looks like candy. Often times I hang out in my studio and pick resin drips off my work table. I examine them closely and continuously resist the urge to lick them. This is why I began making the melting treats. The sweet, sticky, child-like lure of these treats, paired with the frustration of dropped or melting pops practically beg to be rescued and consumed."
Enzensberger was born and raised in New York. She graduated from Tulane University and is now a Los Angeles-based artist with a studio in Mar Vista. She has shown with galleries domestically in Los Angeles, Miami and New York, and internationally in Hong Kong, London, Stockholm, Hamburg and Byron Bay, Australia. You can find her sculptures in multiple public and private art collections worldwide.
Betsy Enzensberger has become quite well known for her realistic, larger-than-life sculptures of dripping, frozen treats. Resin looks like candy. It appears delicious and sweet. The shiny exterior has a wet, melting quality. Her Melting series plays with the desires of everyone’s inner child.
"Resin—I love it. It's beautiful, sexy, mysterious. It's also toxic, messy and annoyingly exhausting to create. However, I enjoy the challenges that resin presents. There's something about it I can't resist. If the process was easy, I wouldn't be doing it."
In her studio picture, you'll also see the resin balloon sculptures she creates that hang on the wall. Also made with resin and glitter, they even include a balloon string. Between her popsicles and balloons, her playful sculptures draw all ages to her work—and they emphasize nostalgia and joy.
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