Katrina Moorhead wins Texas Prize

Katrina Moorhead, RedGreenBluePeony, 2007
archival board, archival paper, wheat starch paste, rice paste, graphite, gouache


Katrina Moorhead, RedGreenBluePeony (detail)


Katrina Moorhead, Rising Attachments, 2007
archival paper, archival tape, wheat starch paste, rice paste, silver leaf

Congratulations to Katrina Moorhead, recipient of the second $30,000 Texas Prize from Arthouse. Her RedGreenBluePeony, pictured above, doesn't look like much until you read the list of materials used and realize that everything is painstakingly constructed from scratch - the corrugated cardboard is made from paper; the graphics and text on the fireworks are drawn and painted by hand. Read about the Texas Prize and the other 2007 finalists here, and check out the more in-depth Flash presentation here.