Isabelle De Borchgrave

An internationally acclaimed Belgian artist, Isabelle de Borchgrave devoted her life to exploring the dialogue between painting, volume, texture, and illusion. A graduate of the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Brussels, she quickly distinguished herself through a singular vision: that of a virtuoso colorist who approaches paper as others might approach fabric or stone. Renowned worldwide for her hand-painted paper sculptures, she transforms this humble, fragile material into a medium of breathtaking creativity. Renaissance gowns, Ottoman imperial coats, costumes inspired by the Ballets Russes: under her brush, paper becomes silk, velvet, or brocade, revealing a trompe-l’oeil artistry of extraordinary mastery. Her work questions the boundaries between appearance and substance, reality and illusion, history and reinvention.