by Patricia Frischer
Irma
Sofia Poeter celebrates 25 years of her artistic trajectory
with this retrospective show presented in CEART Tecate, (Federico Benitez s/n,
Downey) Baja Norte. Una y lo otro: Conexion Tecate extended until
the end of June.. With a selection of more than 50 pieces this exhibition
shows the different technics, formats and themes that this Mexican-American
artist has explored. More info: 011 52 (665) 65 ispoeter@yahoo.com
I was very sad to miss the 25-year retrospective of Irma Sofia Poeter at Central
Estatal de las Arts in Tecate this last month. She very kindly sent me a video
walk through of some of the exhibition which you can see below.
Poeter was a San Diego
Art Prize recipient in 2016 where she showed a part of the migration series
of cloth works that are like highly embellished mandalas. At this retrospective
she is showed one of these pieces that is her own story of migration from south
to north and back south which has jeans as a central medium. She now lives in
Tecate and considers herself a border artist.
The wide range of materials used in this show is very
exciting. In her early paintings, the subject is always women and how they are
viewed in society. The use of fabric does seem to be a hallmark of her art as
seen with the sleeves of man’s shirts hanging down from the ceiling, actually
close enough to touch you as you walk beneath them.
Her chakra dresses are made from materials from all over
the world. Each of the 7 outfits represent one the chakras. I can relate the
dresses to architecture as they are obviously constructed with layers to be
decorative and still utilitarian. Poeter was trained as an architect and she is
building her own home and studio as we could see from the maquettes on view.
The variety of
mediums is not confusing as Irma Sofia Poeter herself is the subject
which makes the show coherent.
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