SPECIAL FEATURE : MARINA CRUZ-GARCIA
2008 Ateneo Art Awards Winner
Recipient, La Trobe University Visual Arts Centre Bendigo Australia Residency Grant
The child's dress is a recurring image in Cruz-Garcia's body of work. Although the subject is the same, the treatment is always different, always evocative of a different emotion---beautiful, fragile resin twin dresses or a haunting black rubber latex play frock. In "Embroidered Landscapes," she takes this theme and her art making practice to a new direction.
Recognized for her competence in both painting and sculpture, in this work Cruz-Garcia eschews both in favor of digital printing and embroidery. A classic case of "the medium is the message," the manner in which the artist chooses to present the content contributes substantially to the way in which it is understood by the viewer.
By opting to print a photograph of the dress, she immediately establishes both the authenticity of the artifact and the era in which she created the artwork---digital printing on canvas not having been an accessible process even a decade ago. The image, seemingly taken immediately after the dress was unearthed from storage, conveys that it is the actual object with its stains and wrinkles-evidence of the passage of time---that the artist values. On to the image of this garment, sewn by her grandmother for her mother, Cruz-Garcia embroiders the icons that capture the essence of her mother's life and, in so doing, maps out her own identity.
The use of needle and thread validates the relevance of craft, honoring the artisanship of bygone generations.
Written by
Yael Buencamino
Embroidered Landscape of My Mother's Life: A Biography in Philippine Art Awards
MARINA CRUZ-GARCIA
25 October 2007
National Museum
2008 Ateneo Art Awards Winner
Recipient, La Trobe University Visual Arts Centre Bendigo Australia Residency Grant
The child's dress is a recurring image in Cruz-Garcia's body of work. Although the subject is the same, the treatment is always different, always evocative of a different emotion---beautiful, fragile resin twin dresses or a haunting black rubber latex play frock. In "Embroidered Landscapes," she takes this theme and her art making practice to a new direction.
Recognized for her competence in both painting and sculpture, in this work Cruz-Garcia eschews both in favor of digital printing and embroidery. A classic case of "the medium is the message," the manner in which the artist chooses to present the content contributes substantially to the way in which it is understood by the viewer.
By opting to print a photograph of the dress, she immediately establishes both the authenticity of the artifact and the era in which she created the artwork---digital printing on canvas not having been an accessible process even a decade ago. The image, seemingly taken immediately after the dress was unearthed from storage, conveys that it is the actual object with its stains and wrinkles-evidence of the passage of time---that the artist values. On to the image of this garment, sewn by her grandmother for her mother, Cruz-Garcia embroiders the icons that capture the essence of her mother's life and, in so doing, maps out her own identity.
The use of needle and thread validates the relevance of craft, honoring the artisanship of bygone generations.
Written by
Yael Buencamino
Embroidered Landscape of My Mother's Life: A Biography in Philippine Art Awards
MARINA CRUZ-GARCIA
25 October 2007
National Museum
The Ateneo Art Gallery would like to announce the final call for nominations for the 2009 Ateneo Art Awards. Nominations are on-going, and will close on 1 June 2009 at 5pm. Nomination forms are available at the Ateneo Art Gallery and can also be downloaded at http://gallery.ateneo.edu. All entries must be accompanied by the necessary visual documentation and received at the following address:
Ateneo Art Gallery
Ground Floor, Rizal Library, Ateneo de Manila University
Katipunan Avenue, Loyola Heights, Quezon City Philippines 1108
For more information, please contact, Amanda Legasto, 2009 Ateneo Art Awards Project Coordinator at 4266488 or alegasto@ateneo.edu
Ateneo Art Gallery
Ground Floor, Rizal Library, Ateneo de Manila University
Katipunan Avenue, Loyola Heights, Quezon City Philippines 1108
For more information, please contact, Amanda Legasto, 2009 Ateneo Art Awards Project Coordinator at 4266488 or alegasto@ateneo.edu
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