SWEET TOOTH
Gabrielle Kruger's painted confections.
Text and studio photographs by Alix-Rose Cowie
In Autumn 2020, writer and photographer Alix-Rose Cowie dropped by Cape Town, South Africa-based artist Gabrielle Kruger’s vibrant, sun-dappled studio. Kruger prepares paint by drying it into vibrant, weavable strips and “paintglomerate” rocks, creating a process-driven, colorful approach to defining how paint can be manipulated into woven forms and sculptures.
Read much more about Gabrielle Kruger’s process and Alix-Rose Cowie’s studio visit in Issue 02 of Dovetail! Available now.
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Gabrielle Kruger (b. 1993) lives and works in Cape Town, South Africa, and is represented by SMAC Gallery
gabriellekruger.com
@gabriellekruger
Alix-Rose Cowie is a writer, editor, and photographer based in Cape Town.
alixrosecowie.com
@alixrosecowie
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