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World of Threads Festival

Myth Making

2012 Exhibition: Artwork

Myth Making brought together three artists from Peru, Canada and the USA whose work was creating a new mythology. Lima, Peru's Maximo Laura's stunning tapestries explore Andean mythology and stories. Peterborough's Faye Jacobs "tree spirit" sculpture combined tree roots with tapestry. Chicago artist, Noel Morical's massive wall hanging made of paint chips gave the sense of constructing a universe or cosmic blanket.

Photography by Gareth Bate

Artwork

Backstage

Maximo Laura

Lima, Peru

Installation view of tapestries by Maximo Laura.
Installation view of tapestries by Maximo Laura.
Armonia en el hogar, 2011, 120 H x 120 W x 1 cm, Alpaca wool, cotton, mixed fibers. Technique: Hand-woven Tapestry.
Armonia en el hogar, 2011, 120 H x 120 W x 1 cm, Alpaca wool, cotton, mixed fibers. Technique: Hand-woven Tapestry.
Cosmos Interior, 2011, 122 H x 217 W x 1.5 cm, Alpaca wool, cotton, mixed fibers. Technique: Hand-woven Tapestry.
Cosmos Interior, 2011, 122 H x 217 W x 1.5 cm, Alpaca wool, cotton, mixed fibers. Technique: Hand-woven Tapestry.
Armonia en el hogar, detail. 2011, 120 H x 120 W x 1 cm, Alpaca wool, cotton, mixed fibers. Technique: Hand-woven Tapestry.
Armonia en el hogar, detail. 2011, 120 H x 120 W x 1 cm, Alpaca wool, cotton, mixed fibers. Technique: Hand-woven Tapestry.

Curators

  • Canada: Ontario: Toronto: Gareth Bate
  • Canada: Ontario: Oakville: Dawne Rudman

 

Artists

  • Canada: Ontario: Peterborough: Faye Jacobs
  • Peru: Lima: Maximo Laura. 
  • USA: Illinois: Chicago: Noel Morical.
Celebration, Alpaca wool, cotton, mixed fibers. Technique: Hand-woven Tapestry.
Celebration, Alpaca wool, cotton, mixed fibers. Technique: Hand-woven Tapestry.
La Luna, Alpaca wool, cotton, mixed fibers. Technique: Hand-woven Tapestry.
La Luna, Alpaca wool, cotton, mixed fibers. Technique: Hand-woven Tapestry.
Hallazgo intimo, 2011, 120 H x 100 W x 1 cm, Alpaca wool, cotton, mixed fibers. Technique: Hand-woven Tapestry.
Hallazgo intimo, 2011, 120 H x 100 W x 1 cm, Alpaca wool, cotton, mixed fibers. Technique: Hand-woven Tapestry.
Installation view, tapestries by Maximo Laura.
Installation view, tapestries by Maximo Laura.

Gallery

  • The Display Area Gallery at Queen Elizabeth Park Community and Cultural Centre.

 

City

  • Oakville, Ontario, Canada

Dates

  • Nov. 2 - Nov. 18, 2012.

Noel Morical

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Time Doesn’t Go Anywhere, It Only Adds Up, 2011, 22 H x 49 W x Varied D Ft), Assorted Paint Swatches, Clear Vinyl, Hot Glue, Velcro Technique: Feather Cloth.
Time Doesn’t Go Anywhere, It Only Adds Up, 2011, 22 H x 49 W x Varied D Ft), Assorted Paint Swatches, Clear Vinyl, Hot Glue, Velcro Technique: Feather Cloth.
Time Doesn’t Go Anywhere, It Only Adds Up, detail.
Time Doesn’t Go Anywhere, It Only Adds Up, detail.
Time Doesn’t Go Anywhere, It Only Adds Up, detail.
Time Doesn’t Go Anywhere, It Only Adds Up, detail.

Faye Jacobs

Peterborough, Ontario, Canada

Tree Spirit, 2011, 180 H x 90 W x 90 D cm, Plexiglas, wood root, copper wire, jute, Technique: loom construction.
Tree Spirit, 2011, 180 H x 90 W x 90 D cm, Plexiglas, wood root, copper wire, jute, Technique: loom construction.
Installation view, Myth Making Exhibition.
Installation view, Myth Making Exhibition.
Installation view, Myth Making Exhibition.
Installation view, Myth Making Exhibition.

Artwork

Backstage

Authors