ANN TOEBBE Featured in The Wrapbook
A look at four of the season’s most unforgettable movie sets through the eyes of contemporary artist Ann ToebbeBy Alicia Pestalozzi
By Alicia Pestalozzi
Artwork by Ann Toebbe
Ann Toebbe has a knack for turning everyday domestic interiors into something extraordinary. Through the contemporary artist’s singular perspective, seemingly mundane backdrops—kitchens, bedrooms and living rooms—become poetic and personal. With a keen eye for detail and a penchant for storytelling, Chicago-based Toebbe reimagines objects and furniture through intricate patterns and geometric abstraction, combining meticulous technique with a sense of narrative and emotional depth.
Toebbe’s compositions also explore how physical spaces reflect and shape the narratives they contain and their characters’ psyches, whether through intimate details or grand architectural symbolism. In this portfolio, Toebbe turns her attention to the sets and interiors of some of this year’s most acclaimed films: Wicked, Emilia Pérez, Maria and Conclave.
Employing a creative process defined by her commitment to detail and precision, Toebbe—who holds a BFA from the Cleveland Institute of Art and an MFA in painting from Yale—seamlessly combines freehand painting with intricate paper collage techniques, creating layered compositions rich in both texture and detail. The artist blends multiple perspectives within a single frame, often portraying interiors from unconventional viewpoints and combining aerial perspectives with straight-on depictions to create a flattened yet dynamic space—all while presenting objects in ways that challenge traditional notions of perspective and depth. READ MORE —>
Maria, Maria’s Piano. Colored pencil and pencil on paper
Wicked, Glinda’s Side. Colored pencil and pencil on paper