View at the exhibition “Arte Textile Gran Formato”with works by Eszter Bornemisza” City Skins”(left); Sang Wook Lee “Ju Money 2015” (in front) and Claudia Cappiello “Flagbook”(to the right)
This Biennial took place from 5 October till 11 November 2017 in different venues in Montevideo. The World textile Art (WTA) organizers, guided by Pilar Tobon, did a great job. Over 250 participating artists, curators and writers from all continents were present at the many openings and invitations in the city of Montevideo. I will publish here the most important exhibitions showing some of the prize winning works beginning with the Textile Art in Large Formatexhibition at the exhibition center SUBTE in Montevideo, where I was in the jury together with Silke (Argentina) and Lin Lecheng (China).
Juliana Uribe Villa: “They say love is forever” 2015, detail ; 280 x 100 x80 cm; embroidery, First Prize Large FormatTwo visitors making photos of the work by Juliana Uribe Villa, Colombia: “They say love is forever” 2015; 280 x 100 x80 cm; First Prize Large FormatVisitor admiring the work of Elvira del Carmen Imbach, Uruguay: Small witnesses within domestic interiors, 2016; 80 x 80 260 cm,different threads and glue ; Second Prize Large FormatElvira del Carmen Imbach, Uruguay: Small witnesses within domestic interiors, 2016; 80 x 80 260 cm ; Second Prize Large FormatEszter Bornemisza, Hungary: “City Skins”, 2015; 250 x 100 x 40 cm, journals, organza, silk and threads; Second Prize Large Format
Group Reltsneuk, Germany: “Fingerprint”, 2017; 280 x 100 cm, detail; silk, wool, linen, paper; felted; Third Prize Large FormatJovita Sakalauskaite(Lithuania) & Elvan Ozkavruk Adanir(Turkey): “Eternal Cycle: appear, disappear, rebirth”, 2016: 80 x 100 x 80 cm; silk , linen , wool; felted; Honorable MentionAmparo de la Sota, Spain: “Map”,2016; 80 x 175 cm; embroidery, linen on cotton; Honorable MentionAmparo de la Sota, Spain: “Map”,2016, detail; 80 x 175 cm; embroidery, linen on cottonTina Struthers, Canada:”S´effiler”, 2015; 91 x143 cm; quilting and embroidery; cotton, wool, silk, synthetic fibers, embroidery yarnVisitor in front of a work by Tina Struthers, Canada:”S´effiler”, 2015; 91 x143 cm; quilting and embroidery; cotton, wool, silk, synthetic fibers,embroidery yarn; Honorable MentionAriane Garnier, Costa Rica: “In my hands”, 2017; 250 x 107 x 50 cm; transfer print on fabric and torn fabric; Honorable MentionAriane Garnier, Costa Rica: “In my hands”, 2017, detail; 250 x 107 x 50 cm; transfer print on fabric and torn fabric; Honorable MentionYen – Yu Tseng, Taiwan: “A felting and weaving dream”, 2014, detail; 180 x65 x 2 cm; Jacquard-woven and felted; wool and cotton threadsYen – Yu Tseng, Taiwan: “A felting and weaving dream”, 2014; 180 x65 x 2 cm; Jacquard-woven and felted; wool and cotton threads
