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{{Short description|American calligrapher and artist (born 1958)}}
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== Biography ==
== Biography ==
Neuenschwander was born in Houston Texas, and currently lives and works in Bruges, Belgium.<ref name="MCCM Bio">{{cite web |title=Brody Neuenschwander: Biography |url=https://www.calligraphy-museum.com/en/participants/be/Brody_Neuenschwander |publisher=Museum of Contemporary Calligraphy, Moscow |accessdate=5 October 2019}}</ref> Following graduate school, he entered his professional career working as an assistant to the English calligrapher [[Donald Jackson (calligrapher)|Donald Jackson]].
Neuenschwander was born in Houston, Texas, and currently lives and works in Bruges, Belgium.<ref name="MCCM Bio">{{cite web |title=Brody Neuenschwander: Biography |url=https://www.calligraphy-museum.com/en/participants/be/Brody_Neuenschwander |publisher=Museum of Contemporary Calligraphy, Moscow |accessdate=5 October 2019}}</ref> Following graduate school, he entered his professional career working as an assistant to the English calligrapher [[Donald Jackson (calligrapher)|Donald Jackson]].


He has collaborated with the filmmaker [[Peter Greenaway]] on numerous films, operas and television projects.<ref>https://paw.princeton.edu/article/slide-show-brody-neuenschwander-%E2%80%9981</ref><ref name="imdb.com">{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0626863/|title=Brody Neuenschwander|website=[[IMDb]]}}</ref> He worked together with Greenaway on ''[[Prospero's Books]]'',<ref>{{cite web |title=BRODY NEUENSCHWANDER EXPOSEERT IN DE KUNSTBIB |url=http://vlaamse-erfgoedbibliotheken.be/agenda/2010/09/1410-brody-neuenschwander-exposeert-kunstbib |publisher=Vlaamse Erfgoed Bibliotheken |accessdate=5 October 2019}}</ref> ''[[The Pillow Book]]'',<ref>{{cite news |last1=Corkill |first1=Edan |title=Calligraphy: brushes with text, ecstasy |url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2008/02/29/events/events-outside-tokyo/calligraphy-brushes-with-text-ecstasy/#.XZkP_S2ZOwQ |accessdate=5 October 2019 |publisher=Japan Times}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Callico |first1=Catherine |title=L'esprit de la lettre Le calligraphe Brody Neuenschwander vit à Bruges où il cogite divers projets, pour des films de Peter Greenaway ou pour le timbre du millenium du pays de Galles |url=https://www.lesoir.be/art/l-esprit-de-la-lettre-le-calligraphe-brody-neuenschwand_t-20021025-Z0MEQ4.html |accessdate=5 October 2019 |publisher=Le Soir |date=25 October 2002}}</ref> ''[[Writing to Vermeer]]'' and others.<ref name="MCCM Bio" />
He has collaborated with the filmmaker [[Peter Greenaway]] on numerous films, operas and television projects.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://paw.princeton.edu/article/slide-show-brody-neuenschwander-%E2%80%9981|title=Slide show - Brody Neuenschwander ’81|date=6 February 2013|website=Princeton Alumni Weekly}}</ref><ref name="imdb.com"/> He worked together with Greenaway on ''[[Prospero's Books]]'',<ref>{{cite web |title=BRODY NEUENSCHWANDER EXPOSEERT IN DE KUNSTBIB |url=http://vlaamse-erfgoedbibliotheken.be/agenda/2010/09/1410-brody-neuenschwander-exposeert-kunstbib |publisher=Vlaamse Erfgoed Bibliotheken |accessdate=5 October 2019}}</ref> ''[[The Pillow Book]]'',<ref>{{cite news |last1=Corkill |first1=Edan |title=Calligraphy: brushes with text, ecstasy |url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2008/02/29/events/events-outside-tokyo/calligraphy-brushes-with-text-ecstasy/#.XZkP_S2ZOwQ |accessdate=5 October 2019 |publisher=Japan Times}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Callico |first1=Catherine |title=L'esprit de la lettre Le calligraphe Brody Neuenschwander vit à Bruges où il cogite divers projets, pour des films de Peter Greenaway ou pour le timbre du millenium du pays de Galles |url=https://www.lesoir.be/art/l-esprit-de-la-lettre-le-calligraphe-brody-neuenschwand_t-20021025-Z0MEQ4.html |accessdate=5 October 2019 |publisher=Le Soir |date=25 October 2002}}</ref> ''[[Writing to Vermeer]]'' and others.<ref name="MCCM Bio" />


Neuenschwander taught at the [[Museum of Fine Arts, Boston]] in 2004.<ref>https://friendsofcalligraphy.org/pages/Developing%20Meaning%20Brody%20flyer%20color%20finalrev1.pdf {{Dead link|date=February 2022}}</ref> During this time he developed research into the origins of text-based visual art.<ref name="MCCM Bio" /> He has translated many writings of [[Hans-Joachim Burgert]], a German theoretician and calligrapher.<ref name=FOC /> His work has been included in the International Exhibition of Calligraphy.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://calligraphy-expo.com/en/participants/Brody_Neuenschwander|title = Brody Neuenschwander &#124; International Exhibition of Calligraphy}}</ref><ref name="MCCM Bio" /> Burgert's theories about world calligraphy influenced Neuenschwander's interest in Arabic and Chinese calligraphy. His work is the subject of a monograph, ''Textasy: The Work of Brody Neuenschwander''.<ref name="Textacy">{{cite book |last1=Greenaway |first1=Peter |last2=Middendorp |first2=Jan |last3=Baert |first3=Barbara |title=Textasy: The Work of Brody Neuenschwander |date=2006 |publisher=Toohcsmi |isbn=9077362592 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dmAsywAACAAJ |accessdate=5 October 2019}}</ref> Neuenschwander has also created calligraphic installations.<ref>{{cite web |title=And the word was made steel |url=http://www.brodyneuenschwander.com |accessdate=5 October 2019}}</ref>
Neuenschwander taught at the [[Museum of Fine Arts, Boston]] in 2004.<ref name="MCCM Bio" /> During this time he developed research into the origins of text-based visual art.<ref name="MCCM Bio" /> He has translated many writings of [[Hans-Joachim Burgert]], a German theoretician and calligrapher.<ref name=FOC /> His work has been included in the International Exhibition of Calligraphy.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://calligraphy-expo.com/en/participants/Brody_Neuenschwander|title = Brody Neuenschwander &#124; International Exhibition of Calligraphy}}</ref><ref name="MCCM Bio" /> Burgert's theories about world calligraphy influenced Neuenschwander's interest in Arabic and Chinese calligraphy. His work is the subject of a monograph, ''Textasy: The Work of Brody Neuenschwander''.<ref name="Textacy">{{cite book |last1=Greenaway |first1=Peter |last2=Middendorp |first2=Jan |last3=Baert |first3=Barbara |title=Textasy: The Work of Brody Neuenschwander |date=2006 |publisher=Toohcsmi |isbn=9077362592 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dmAsywAACAAJ |accessdate=5 October 2019}}</ref> Neuenschwander has also created calligraphic installations.<ref>{{cite web |title=And the word was made steel |url=http://www.brodyneuenschwander.com |accessdate=5 October 2019}}</ref>


== Exhibitions ==
== Exhibitions ==
Neuenschwander has shown his work at the Museum Correr Fondazione Musei Civici di Venezia,<ref name="Museum Correr">{{cite web |title=The Poetics of Written Space |date=16 October 2011 |url=https://correr.visitmuve.it/en/mostre-en/archivio-mostre-en/the-poetics-of-written-space-handwriting-and-calligraphy/2011/10/5705/biografie-degli-artisti-1/ |publisher=Museum Correr |accessdate=5 October 2019}}</ref> the Contemporary Museum of Calligraphy in Moscow,<ref name="MCC">{{cite web |title=Brody Neuenschwander |url=https://www.calligraphy-museum.com/en/participants/be/Brody_Neuenschwander |publisher=Museum of Contemporary Calligraphy |accessdate=5 October 2019}}</ref> the Memling Museum, Bruges, the GGG Gallery, Tokyo, among other venues.
Neuenschwander has shown his work at the Museum Correr Fondazione Musei Civici di Venezia,<ref name="Museum Correr">{{cite web |title=The Poetics of Written Space |date=16 October 2011 |url=https://correr.visitmuve.it/en/mostre-en/archivio-mostre-en/the-poetics-of-written-space-handwriting-and-calligraphy/2011/10/5705/biografie-degli-artisti-1/ |publisher=Museum Correr |accessdate=5 October 2019}}</ref> the Contemporary Museum of Calligraphy in Moscow,<ref name="MCC">{{cite web |title=Brody Neuenschwander |url=https://www.calligraphy-museum.com/en/participants/be/Brody_Neuenschwander |publisher=Museum of Contemporary Calligraphy |accessdate=5 October 2019}}</ref> among other venues.


== Collections ==
== Collections ==
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Latest revision as of 19:30, 13 December 2024

Brody Neuenschwander
Born1958 (age 66–67)
Houston, Texas
EducationA.B., Princeton University,[1] 1981
PhD, Courtauld Institute,[1] 1986
Roehampton Institute
Occupation(s)Calligrapher, artist
Known forProspero's Books (1991)[2]
The Pillow Book (1996)
Casanova (2005)[3]

Brody Neuenschwander (born 1958) is a calligrapher and artist who lives in Bruges, Belgium.

Education

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Neuenschwander was educated at Princeton University where he received his B.A. in Art History in 1981.[4] While a student at Princeton, he was appointed a University Scholar.[5] He went on to complete a doctorate in 1986 at the Courtauld Institute of Art in London. His PhD thesis was on the methodology of German art historical practices.[4] He graduated with distinction from the Roehampton Institute of Calligraphy in 1985.

Biography

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Neuenschwander was born in Houston, Texas, and currently lives and works in Bruges, Belgium.[4] Following graduate school, he entered his professional career working as an assistant to the English calligrapher Donald Jackson.

He has collaborated with the filmmaker Peter Greenaway on numerous films, operas and television projects.[6][3] He worked together with Greenaway on Prospero's Books,[7] The Pillow Book,[8][9] Writing to Vermeer and others.[4]

Neuenschwander taught at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston in 2004.[4] During this time he developed research into the origins of text-based visual art.[4] He has translated many writings of Hans-Joachim Burgert, a German theoretician and calligrapher.[1] His work has been included in the International Exhibition of Calligraphy.[10][4] Burgert's theories about world calligraphy influenced Neuenschwander's interest in Arabic and Chinese calligraphy. His work is the subject of a monograph, Textasy: The Work of Brody Neuenschwander.[11] Neuenschwander has also created calligraphic installations.[12]

Exhibitions

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Neuenschwander has shown his work at the Museum Correr Fondazione Musei Civici di Venezia,[13] the Contemporary Museum of Calligraphy in Moscow,[14] among other venues.

Collections

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Neuenschwander's work is in the permanent collection of the Berlin Calligraphy Collection of the Akademie der Kunste.[15]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Friends of Calligraphy Classes and Workshops". friendsofcalligraphy.org.
  2. ^ Savage, Todd (18 March 1999). "Art People: Tom Greensfelder, Rebel Calligrapher". Chicago Reader. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
  3. ^ a b "Brody Neuenschwander". IMDb.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g "Brody Neuenschwander: Biography". Museum of Contemporary Calligraphy, Moscow. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
  5. ^ "Brody Neuenschwander, Calligrapher - Graphic Arts".
  6. ^ "Slide show - Brody Neuenschwander '81". Princeton Alumni Weekly. 6 February 2013.
  7. ^ "BRODY NEUENSCHWANDER EXPOSEERT IN DE KUNSTBIB". Vlaamse Erfgoed Bibliotheken. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
  8. ^ Corkill, Edan. "Calligraphy: brushes with text, ecstasy". Japan Times. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
  9. ^ Callico, Catherine (25 October 2002). "L'esprit de la lettre Le calligraphe Brody Neuenschwander vit à Bruges où il cogite divers projets, pour des films de Peter Greenaway ou pour le timbre du millenium du pays de Galles". Le Soir. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
  10. ^ "Brody Neuenschwander | International Exhibition of Calligraphy".
  11. ^ Greenaway, Peter; Middendorp, Jan; Baert, Barbara (2006). Textasy: The Work of Brody Neuenschwander. Toohcsmi. ISBN 9077362592. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
  12. ^ "And the word was made steel". Retrieved 5 October 2019.
  13. ^ "The Poetics of Written Space". Museum Correr. 16 October 2011. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
  14. ^ "Brody Neuenschwander". Museum of Contemporary Calligraphy. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
  15. ^ "Brody Neuenschwander". Retrieved 5 October 2019.
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