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Mixed Media, Fabric on Soft (Yarn, Cotton, Fabric)
Size: 43 W x 57 H x 5 D in
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tapestry/wallhanging/collage mixed techniques Suggested framing: a perspex box frame, to be made at your location. The title says it: Mexico showing its colorful, well known passionate and cheerful folky character and appearance, while underneath there is so much darkness. I have etravelled there several times, and experienced a warm welcome, got invited to parties and dinners, met the mexican hospiality, their talent to make a fiesta, play loud music and dance.At the same time there are many sad and scary facts of Mexican life, everywhere. Social and economic injustices like corruption, a strong division between rich and poor, the narcos in certain states, the home situation of many people, the violence against women. When you start talking to Mexicans this comes up. So many Mexican people I ‘ve met don’t think this can change. And most of them accept this as facts of life… That makes the Mexican vibe warm, brewing and melancholic. That is what I want to express with this work, so beautiful and vibrant as Mexico is, so dark it is under the surface sometimes. Each time I visit Mexico, I feel enchanted, overtaken and intrigued by it.
Mixed Media:Fabric on Soft (Yarn, Cotton, Fabric)
Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork
Size:43 W x 57 H x 5 D in
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Femke van Gemert creates tapestries, wall-hangings, sculptures and installations made of 100 % recycled textiles. They can be works on commission, site specific designs with the use of discarded textiles from various sources. She does this because of a very strong conviction that we need to reconsider waste. Knowing the intense effect on the global environment and human labour conditions the textile and fashion industry has, Femke decided to not use any virgin materials for there artworks. She constantly works on a range of autonomous works. For Femke working with discarded fabrics and textiles is a continuous study and experiment of what she can do with these leftovers of our intensive consumer society. Resulting in art pieces made in various techniques that explore the possibilities of textiles in 2 and 3-D and in voluminous reliefs. “Every piece of textile has been designed, produced, and worn or used otherwise. Therefore, every piece of textile has a story, a particular atmosphere and beauty. Every piece of textile that I use has been eaten, digested and discarded by society, and is for me a fantastic medium to express myself.” Femke van Gemert creates unique, handmade and sustainable art objects from discarded textiles, taking the form of textile wall panels, tapestries, installations and site-specific pieces and soft wall coverings. Her work catches the beauty of imperfection and decay and by its tangible nature often evokes strong emotions with the viewer. “I’m not trying to improve the already existing fabrics I gather. It’s more that I want to create something that doesn't exist yet with the use of what is already there.” Combined in a new frame the used fabrics tell a new story, filling any room with a certain mood while on a functional level improving the acoustics. To make commissioned works even more personal, Femke can work with the commissioner’s own leftover textiles. Several publications in: Textiel Plus, FD Persoonlijk 2013, MInd Magazine China 2014, Bamboo magazine Brazil 2015, Arte1 national Brazilian tv, de Telegraaf the Netherlands, Bloom magazine, Stir Magazine, Vogue Espana, and many others.
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