The majority came to embroidery, fabric and sewing. a family tradition, or rather social. They did this through art, using their original methods. contemporary techniques and disciplines. Aim, breaking stereotypes still, to a lesser extent, which places textile art as secondary and still refers to the imaginary women’s community. For this reason Textile grammars. The construction of femininity The first exhibition of this discipline to be seen in Alicante opens today at Espacio Seneca, Alicante Culture Department. 17 female artists (16 Spaniards and one Mexican) raising their heads to show off their creations knitting, embroidery, crochet or needlework Knitting transcends feminine statuses. But they also serve for shouting in most cases. against sexist violence or marginalization in many countries as gender and identity. “It’s an exhibition on women, feminism and identity,” she says. María Ortega, artist and curator This exhibition brings together 40 works.
Appeared in the 60s and 80s feminist movements using embroidery as a tool of resistance and struggle, but they disappeared until ten years ago, until the spark was rekindled. “Since 2000, textile art biennials have been organized in China, Latin America, Riga, the USA or Korea,” he says. «When I started 20 years ago, people did not understand what textile art is, now there are more artists with many techniques “combining tradition with the contemporary,” he says.
Women overcoming barriers
Aurelia Masanet, Ana Musma, Carmen Castañeda, Concha Romeru, Elisa Ortega, Estefanía Martínez, Lucía Loren, Natalia Auffray, María Muñoz, María Gimeno, María Ortega, Maribel Domenech, Maite Ortega, Sonia Navarro, Susana Guerán Anaya They are the artists who are part of the sample. “They are women who overcome barriers, and the people who come to visit them will be amazed by the exhibition itself, not the exhibition itself. descriptive speech of parts» highlights antonio manresaCultural Consultant.
For Aurelia Masanet, who has devoted her entire career to the art of textiles, the beginnings were obvious because her father A textile mill in Alcoy. “Very diverse and very interesting, this exhibition shows what is being done today,” says the artist, who was in the room to present the piece. cracksworking with tissue paper and metallic fibers.
There is always a language that listens to you, there is always a language that silences you. is the name of the installation presented by Susana Guerrero of Elche, which uses braided cables as the material. «For me, textile is another tool; A friend in Greece called him. penelopetherapy because that process is all about going inward and creating a hypnotic effect.
Murcian Mayte OrtegaShe remembers seeing her grandmother sewing and embroidering, showcasing her three creations “but she never wanted to teach me because it was a necessity for women back then. When she moved to Madrid she took embroidery lessons, which was “something hard for me to find” and from there she transferred this technique to her own creativity.
different conversations
In addition to the desk work, Main MusmaStraitjacket made of knitted toilet paper, group work, a collective project, session was held on 10 June.
stephanie martinez when working with illustration, drawing and embroidery, Maribel Domenech The installation, where 100 light bulbs shine and as many women are killed, completes the 2019 femicides, with a box on the ground, lights representing secondary victims children, and a projection.
Sarah Navarro save esparto herb to create some impressive volumes with this traditional technique and Elisa Ortega creates a kind of organism with recycled underwear and wood.
Carmen Castaneda Working with the haute couture embroidery technique, the artist exhibits a very fine weave in which she introduces the material and creates spaces where she explores the amount of material in each space.
Moreover Maria Gimeno She tackles the women’s issue in Afghanistan and her situation with the Taliban through an ongoing textile where she counts all the deaths that have occurred in that country.
Curator and artist Maria Ortega He built a destroyed house with feather bricks inside that welcome and protect you. pieces Maria Munoz with thread spools with different faces.
Lucia Loren using the needle as a symbolic reassembly tool with several hanging pieces and an installation, shell romeu After her mother’s death, she reuses her sheets and dyes them with thread.
For its part, Mexico Yosi Anaya, Working with Mexico’s indigenous communities, using the country’s natural dyes, and Natalia Auffray Doing memory work with recycled material.
The entrance also has some showcases with different works by some artists.
The exhibition can be seen until 2 July.