Kate Raudenbush
New York City,
New York
Biography
Kate Raudenbush is a sculpture artist evolving out of Burning Man since 1999. Her laser-cut allegorical, inclusive sculptures comment on the perils and potential of our evolving humanity. Kate’s art is exhibited internationally: from massive festival stages in Amsterdam, to the Hangaram Art Museum in Seoul, South Korea, the Nevada Museum of Art in Reno, to the "No Spectators" Burning Man exhibit at the Smithsonian Museum in Washington DC. Her latest commissions in the works seem to be signs of the times: a giant tidal wave carrying flames, and a winged portal inviting the dreams of our shared humanity.
Artist’s Work
Helios, Buring Man 2016
Building a Forest
Kate’s Tree Concept
The Wishing Tree
The Wishing Tree is conceived as a social experiment in connectivity and as a place to resonate with others through shared desires, vulnerabilities, humor, beauty, and above all: calls for peace and harmony. Through-out time, cultures from across the world wrote messages or wishes and hung them from trees in an attempt to gain its good graces or wisdom. This interactive 30-foot tall sculpture with inscribable leaves is designed to provide visitors with an artistic point of connection for linking themselves to people in other cultures, exploring the common wishes we all share, and fostering empathy for one another and our Earth. Unfortunately, today many of us are less connected with Nature. As as a result, it seems we humans have a destructive and now fragile relationship with our environment. The Wishing Tree sculpture invites us to consider re-connecting to the Earth by making a healing wish for our world — and for each other.
