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December 16, 2005
Crochet art
Matilha 2005, ceramics and crochet
Joana Vasconcelos
Her artwork A Noiva, 2001 –a huge lamp made out of thousands of tampons– was exhibited at the recently held 51 st Venice Biennale. In this new exhibition –Joana Vasconcelos’ second solo show at the Galería Elba Benítez– the artist displays a collection of pieces relating to female and male identity and the dictatorship of image and fashion in a world in constant flux, split between tradition and modernity.
With its attractive, joyous, colourful and sensual language built from everyday objects often associated with the distinctive motifs of traditional Portuguese arts and crafts, the work of Joana Vasconcelos reflects on private and public spheres, on consumerism gone wild and on social roles assigned to men and women. These objects are de-contextualized, juxtaposed, broken down and blown out of proportion. This appropriation and modification of everyday objects –effectuated by applying an alteration to their original function and their basic, formal features, and by associating these with other objects of quite dissimilar design and function– gives rise to works of a rare and surprising beauty.
Posted by glittrgirl at December 16, 2005 11:03 AM
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