After an intense international and regional curatorial effort, maestra en Bellas Artes UIS Andrea Rey presents her proposal to the U.S. audience along with 15 artists invited by the New York State Council on the Arts.
It is an exhibition at WhiteBox, which describes TerraTextl as “a captivating exhibition that invites us to explore the rich tapestry of political and aesthetic approaches embodied in the works of a diverse group of artists. These unique creators delve into contemporary practices involving textiles, fibers, ceramics, and patterns, aiming to imagine how these ancient media resonate with our current context. Their innovative works illuminate how textiles and ceramics can uniquely contribute to creative methodologies and modes of signification, opening new dialogues on their historical meaning and contemporary relevance.”
Detail of *Three Words, “Permanent”*, a piece made with Felt – needlework on photographic print on fabric (thread, human hair from two different people, lace, pearls, industrial felt). The egresada UIS Andrea Rey is participating in “Terra Textl,” an exhibition open to the public until November 1.**
Graduated in 2005 from programa de Bellas Artes del Instituto de Proyección Regional y Educación a Distancia, IPRED UIS, Andrea Rey has focused on textile sculpture, exhibitions, and curation.
In this regard, it is worth highlighting her role in the “Canto Hilado” exhibition, open until October 26 at Arte Actual Flacso in Quito, Ecuador, and in the capital of Santander with the “Regiones Fantásticas” exhibition by Santander artist Luz Mercedes Suárez Peñaranda, which opened on September 26 at the Luz y Vida Association in the Café Madrid neighborhood, with the support of the Circulation Grants from the Municipal Institute of Culture and Tourism of Bucaramanga.
“Canto Hilado is an exhibition that arose from an international call, and I was invited to handle the selection, curation, and general accompaniment of the exhibition. Eight artists were selected, including 2 Colombian artists, Laura Vallejo and Valentina Garcés, as well as 1 Chilean artist and 4 Ecuadorian artists. We can find a variety of textile expressions here, ranging from very detailed erasure work to something more exploratory at a sculptural and material level, like the work with biomaterials,” said the programa de Artes Plásticas UIS tutor.
Regarding * Fantastic Regions*, she added: “It’s a wonderful space for people to get to know the work of Mercedes Suárez Peñaranda, an artist presenting her work for the first time in this solo exhibition. Here, visitors will see her connection with the world of intuition, as her paintings stem from experiences with natural materials, but also from recognizing in those stains she places on the canvases or paper the characters that start emerging.”
She highlighted that until October 10, there would be a collaborative mural with the people of the Café Madrid community, after which the exhibition, due to the grant conditions, will travel to Casa Galán, where it will remain until November.
“I am very grateful for this opportunity to share such a special achievement for my life as an artist and curator because this invitation resulted from an experience that took a year in that same space where I shared my creative work. I’ve been doing a collaborative work for several years, and thanks to that initial connection and meeting artists who attended that lab, I was able to propose the idea of doing a textile art exhibition to the space, and they invited me to curate it. It is a way to recognize my work, what I have been doing all these years since graduating,” concluded Andrea Rey.
