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OPENING RECEPTION: THURSDAY JANUARY12TH 6:30PM - 9:00PM
PEEL will open the 2012 season with work by Los Angeles based artist Tanya Aguiniga. CRAFTA is an examination of Craft in the post-NAFTA era.
Growing up on the US/Mexico border, living in Tijuana and studying in San Diego, the artist' work is greatly informed by border experiences: the interconnectedness of societies, finding beauty in everyday struggle and the celebration of the unique border culture.
Through her work, Aguiniga calls attention to preconcieved notions of craft found on the US/Mexico border. She uses furniture and objects as a way to translate emotions and tell stories through color and touch. Her work encourages users to reconsider the objects they use on a daily basis by creating pieces that explore an objects’ unseen aspect, such as half chairs that rely on the wall to function and whose image is only complete as its shadow is cast upon the wall.
CRAFTA is an exploration of the artist' cultural identity and calls attention to the importance of craft as art. It serves as a form of cultural exchange and allows the artist to provide monetary support to her hometown through patronage.
The objects and materials used in CRAFTA are purchased at the San Ysidro International Border Crossing and have been re-worked to emphasize artisanal processes or used as raw goods from which to create new narratives in craft.
Tanya Aguiniga will be teaching a 1 day workshop on Saturday January 14th at Houston Center for Contemporary Craft. Get more information by visiting their WEBSITE
Learn more about the artist:
A Brave New World is a three person exhibition curated by Jennifer Ash, which explores themes of biotechnology, in particular genetically modified organisms, agriculture and mass production. The exhibition features an exciting series of hyper-surreal paintings by Chicago-area artist Timothy Ripley, and innovative relief-style sculptures by New York-based artist Richard Lund and French born Houston-based artist Magid Salmi.
Richard Lund’s elaborately designed works transform ordinary and predictable mass-produced materials such as steel hardware, laser-cut acrylic and nylon fasteners into extraordinary objects, which incorporate mathematically inspired patterns with rhythmical grids of color, becoming sleek, innovative sculptures that both hypnotize and engage the viewer.
