Detail 4 by Barbara Astman • Wondereur

1 an exclusive artwork

“THE SERIES was quite calculated. First, save the papers and put them in a box, then set up the camera. I sat down and just started going through and snap, snap, snapping. Then I started to organize the images and decide what would work well together. There were thousands and thousands of images.”
— Artist Barbara Astman

Artist Barbara Astman is on Wondereur because influential curators such as Jane Corkin believe she is important and on the rise.

An original Photograph by Toronto-based artist Barbara Astman exclusively curated for Wondereur by preeminent contemporary art dealer Jane Corkin.

Edition of 1

Original Photograph

33 x 48

Unframed

SIGNED by the artist

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2 a top curator pick

Artist Barbara Astman curated by preeminent contemporary art dealer Jane Corkin

“Through personal performance, self-portraiture, and manipulation of materials, Barbara Astman has embraced technological change since the beginning of her career. Barbara makes unconventional work which defies categorization and has always been at the forefront of change in photography.”

PREEMINENT CONTEMPORARY ART DEALER • CORKIN GALLERY • AIPAD FOUNDING DIRECTOR

Jane Corkin is a preeminent contemporary art and vintage photography dealer and curator. A graduate of Queen’s University, Jane is a former associate of the David Mirvish Gallery, a founding director of AIPAD, and former president of the ADAC, among other appointments. Jane founded Corkin Gallery, one of Canada’s most distinguished international spaces for visual art and the first dedicated photography gallery in Toronto, in 1979.

3 an investigative photo documentary

Exclusive 18-page photo documentary from our investigative journalist team in collaboration with award-winning photojournalist Marta Iwanek. Location: Toronto, Canada. Copyright Wondereur 2023.

MEET with artist Barbara Astman curated by preeminent contemporary art dealer Jane Corkin.

PHOTOJOURNALIST FOR WONDEREUR MARTA IWANEK

A winner of the Tom Hanson Photojournalism Award and the NPPA Best of Photojournalism Award, Marta Iwanek’s focus is on local communities. A regular contributor to the Toronto Star and the Canadian Press, she is currently in Ukraine, exploring family history and documenting the conflict.

4 an artist to invest in

Exclusive career analysis and market overview from our investigative journalist team.

GET the facts behind Barbara Astman’s success, career development and price. The value of her art is expected to significantly increase in the next few years.