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Flora | Fauna | Fiber

Redazione

Italiano (Italian)

*Featured photo: Alexandra Kehayoglou, 360 Panorama, Sun Study (detail), 2016. Hand-tufted textile (Courtesy of the artist

June 4 – October 9, 2022
Anne Noland Edwards Gallery, Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center, 1 Avenue of the Arts Newport News, VA 23606

Info (757) 594-0800; thetorggler@cnu.edu
Artists:Vanessa Barragão, Heather Beardsley, Hillary Waters Fayle, Amy Gross, Emily Jan, Alexandra Kehayoglou, Amanda McCavour, Caitlin Mccormack, Mulyana, Sui Park, Claire C. Taylor, Stephen Towns, Melissa Vandenberg

Flora | Fauna | Fiber features contemporary textile works rooted in the representation and exploration of nature. This exhibition will examine recent trends in contemporary art that challenge the stereotypical association of fibers, textiles and needlework with utilitarian applications or feminine pastimes. Revealing a rich diversity of approaches, techniques and content, the exhibition contains examples of fiber comingled with other media, such as photography. Works range from massive wall installations to jewel-like constructions inspired by the intricacies of the natural world. Informed by plants and animals as well as terrestrial and marine topography, the exhibited works also reference conservation and climate change.

The images are taken from the web page: https://thetorggler.org/exhibits/flora-fauna-fiber/

Vanessa Barragão, Flower of Life, 2021. Mixed media with hand-tufting, crochet, felting, and other fiber manipulations 5.9 x 13.1 feet (Courtesy of the artist)Sui Park, Thought Bubbles, 2014. Cable ties (Courtesy of the artist)Mulyana, Harmony 12, 2020. Yarn, dacron, cable wire, plastic net 59.1 x 42.9 x 16.9 inches (Courtesy of Sapar Contemporary and the artist)Hillary Waters Fayle Patterns of Transcendence II, 2021. Thread and magnolia leaf 12 x 16 inches (Courtesy of the artist)Heather Beardsley, Strange Plants, Vienna, 2019. Embroidery on photograph 4 x 6.5 inches (Courtesy of the artist)Claire C. Taylor, Grandpa’s Shoes, 2022. Grandpa’s shoes, cotton embroidery floss 20 x 14 x 20 inches (Courtesy of the artist)Caitlin McCormack, Red Wake, 2022. Crocheted cotton string, glue, steel pins, and velvet on wood 24 x 4.5 inches (Courtesy of the artist)Amy Gross, Silver Bees (h. miserabilis), adapting, 2016-17. Velvet, embroidery thread, yarn, paper, plastic, wire 42 x 75 x 13 inches (Courtesy of the artist)Amanda McCavour, Poppies, 2018. Polyester thread (Courtesy of the artist)