Bringing together 11 national and international artists, The Mysterious Content of Softness explores the transformative power of Fiber techniques (knitting, loom-weaving, crochet) and its connection to the human body. Exploiting the durability and fragility of the medium, a number of artists address issues of gender identity, "by repositioning and humorously challenging the expectations from a medium so stereotypically feminine," Catalani states. The intrinsic qualities of fiber: its softness, sagginess and fragility, its ability to drape, protect and clothe, as well as to fabricate and express identity, make it possible for the textile medium to incomparably capture the nature of the flesh and convey an affinity for life.
The exhibition is on view at the Cornell Fine Arts Museum from September 15 through December 30, 2012.
Located on the campus of Rollins College near downtown Winter Park, the Cornell’s gallery hours are: Tuesday–Friday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Saturday & Sunday, 12 to 5 p.m. Admission is $5.00 for adults. Free to CFAM members, Rollins College faculty, staff, and all students with current ID, and children. For additional information, please call 407.646.2526 or visit cfam.rollins.edu.
Featured artists in The Mysterious Content of Softness include: Diem Chau, Lauren DiCioccio, Angela Ellsworth, James Gobel, Angela Hennessy, Rock Hushka, Lisa Kellner, Miller & Shellabarger, Lacey Jane Roberts, Jermy Sanders, and Nathan Vincent.
The exhibition is on view at the Cornell Fine Arts Museum from September 15 through December 30, 2012.
Located on the campus of Rollins College near downtown Winter Park, the Cornell’s gallery hours are: Tuesday–Friday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Saturday & Sunday, 12 to 5 p.m. Admission is $5.00 for adults. Free to CFAM members, Rollins College faculty, staff, and all students with current ID, and children. For additional information, please call 407.646.2526 or visit cfam.rollins.edu.
Featured artists in The Mysterious Content of Softness include: Diem Chau, Lauren DiCioccio, Angela Ellsworth, James Gobel, Angela Hennessy, Rock Hushka, Lisa Kellner, Miller & Shellabarger, Lacey Jane Roberts, Jermy Sanders, and Nathan Vincent.