The Trans-forming Armour

Mercedes Azpilicueta

The Trans-forming Armour, 2021182 x 75 x 155cmSign in to view price
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Material
textile sculpture (wool felt, viscose, metallic yarn, mannequin torso, holographic paper, wood)
Description
Human-crafted. AI-refined.

This contemporary artwork features a striking sculptural piece with a bold, geometric design. The work primarily comprises striped gray and white fabrics, which are meticulously arranged in a pleated, abstract form. The prominent feature is a blue, wave-like structure that emerges from the center, creating a sense of movement and dynamism. The overall composition is visually striking, showcasing the artist's mastery of textile manipulation and innovative use of materials. The piece likely explores themes of form, texture, and the interplay between the organic and the constructed, reflecting the artist's unique creative vision and engagement with the medium of sculpture. ...

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Mercedes Azpilicueta
Artist
Mercedes Azpilicueta
B.1981, Argentinian

Mercedes Azpilicueta’s artistic practice stands in defiance against rigid, linear historical narratives by foregrounding dissident and dissonant voices. Azpilicueta labels herself a ‘dishonest researcher’ and creates performative and sculptural installations formed in conversation with myths and legends found in libraries and archives and taking inspiration from Neo-Baroque art history, speculative and fictional Latin literature and contemporary popular culture. Azpilicueta’s approach involves focusing on specific figures from history to uncover and vocalise buried perspectives, often shedding light on South America’s queer and migrant communities and the legacy of its colonial past. Formally and conceptually, Azpilicueta’s practice embraces anachronisms. She couples industrialised production techniques with craft-based, inherited techniques, for example, traditional weaving with combining contemporary textile development technologies, to create pieces that are both inherently tied to specific histories but also implanted with contemporary cultural references. ...

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