Maria Fernanda Cardoso b. 1963

  • Artist (Installation Artist),
  • Artist (Sculptor)
Maria Fernanda Cardoso is an internationally renowned artist, born in Colombia, currently living in Sydney, Australia. She is well known for her unconventional use of materials and the use of animals as inspiration.
Tags: Organic, Animals, Public Art
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creator of
MoCo_Museum of Copulatory Organs
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Medium
performance, installation, sculpture, biology, anatomy

“But are fleas the only wondrously well-equipped creatures on earth? Witness with your own eyes the collection of micro-artworks depicting extraordinary genitalic structures, produced by Professor Cardoso and her team of collaborators. It will change how you see the world.”

 
creator of
Stick Insects
Date

2-channel video installation. Collaboration between Maria Fernanda Cardoso and Ross Rudesch Harley first exhibited at Bernice Steinbaum
Gallery, Miami, Florida.

 
creator of
Emu Wear
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Medium
performance, emu feathers
Tags
Animals, Organic materials, Performance
 
creator of
Emu Wear
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Medium
Video Installation
URL
http://scanlines.net/node/927
 
http://www.vimeo.com/6353885

This video installation at Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre documented emu feather outfits made by Maria Fernanda Cardoso and worn by a professional model …

 
creator of
Woven Water
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Medium
Installation made of starfish
Tags
Animal art, Animal, Starfish
URL
http://artsearch.nga.gov.au/Detail.cfm?IRN=139753

a large installation of starfish

 
creator of
Chicken Face, Fish Face, Bat Face
Date
URL
http://scanlines.net/node/926
 
http://www.vimeo.com/6357170

3 min colour video DVD, co-directed by Ross Rudesch Harley and Maria Fernanda Cardoso The video depicts a parade of animal faces, a procession of anonymous identities …

 
creator of
Cardoso Flea Circus
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Medium
Multi-media
Tags
Collaboration, Installation, Multi-channel video, Performance, Iterative
URL
http://www.fabricworkshopandmuseum.org/Collections/CollectionDetail.aspx?CollectionId=4bbbc98d-711e-4cc5-acf3-fc33b046d5ff

Cardoso Flea Circus is performance and installation collaboration between Maria Fernanda Cardoso and Ross Rudesch Harley that has been ongoing since 1997.

 
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creator of
Cardoso Flea Circus
Date
Medium
Screen
URL
http://scanlines.net/node/2335
 
http://archive.dlux.org.au/index.php?page=artworks&id=286
 

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Related collections
  • The Tate Gallery (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (collected in)
  • Daros Latinamerica (collected in)
  • The Tate Gallery (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (collected in)