The Correios Cultural Center, in Rio de Janeiro, opens this Thursday (22) the free exhibition Handmade: Feminine Plotswhich will be open to the public until October 5, from Tuesday to Saturday, from 12 pm to 7 pm, and is rated for ages 16 and older. The opening for guests took place this Wednesday (21).
The exhibition brings together 90 artists from all over the country. “The central idea is to connect the feminine, the craft, the very idea of artistic creation with femininity. And we don’t understand femininity only as women. It’s an inclusive proposition. Anyone who identifies with their feminine side can participate.” Most of the group of artists are women. But men who have a work proposal that addresses the feminine side can also participate. “It can be transgressive, it can talk about ancestry, memory, affection. Anything that conveys the idea of contemporary art and that speaks of the feminine side,” he told Brazil Agency one of the exhibition’s curators, Cota Azevedo.
She said that the exhibition brings together a diverse range of artists who identify themselves within the masculine universe. “But the proposition of the work must have values linked to femininity, to memory. The research into the artist’s work must be within this theme,” she added.
Rio de Janeiro – Handmade Exhibition: feminine plots, on display at the Correios Cultural Center. Photo Fernando Frazao/Agency Brazil
Textile manufacturing
The group show celebrates textile manufacturing. The idea is the thread that guides the line, explained Cota. And it is linked to the feminine within its own transgressions and the development of identities. “We have many works that question the status quomany works that speak of feminine memory that has been passed down from generation to generation. It can be a symbolic thread, a thread within a timeline or even a thread within a manufacture. Hence the name Handmade: Feminine Plots. There are also works within the idea of politics and feminism, bringing this to a contemporary art identity”.
Many works translate the idea of the thread as an emotional link and the symbolism of the guiding thread within a poetic narrative. “There are works that deal with this non-exact thread, in the sense of sewing, of giving oneself to do or putting oneself to do. This is very much linked to the artist’s identity at its root. He needs his hands, this guiding thread that will create another work that will make one think.” There are also works that are not given, that is, that are not obvious. “The visitor will come and try to unravel that work within its symbolism, within the value of the work itself. handmade (handmade)”. The pieces bring together sculptures, installations, photographs, paintings and objects that start from weaves and textile elements.
Rio de Janeiro – Handmade Exhibition: feminine plots, on display at the Correios Cultural Center. Photo Fernando Frazao/Agency Brazil
Curated by Cota Azevedo and Amanda Leite, the exhibition is produced by PLURAL and supported by Culture, Integration and Arts (CUIA). The emphasis on the use of textiles as an artistic medium allows artists to explore textures, supports and meanings associated with this material, giving the public the opportunity to experience a sensorial experience. The recordings of artists’ performances related to textile manufacturing, which were presented at the opening for invited guests, will be on display inside the Centro Cultural dos Correios do Rio de Janeiro for visitors to access.
