TEXAID Plastic Bags transformed to Lismete
During six months Mascha Mioni knitted different tissues out of red-white TEXAID plastic bags
3D-Installation "Lismete", Plastic bags cut, knitted, stretched, 600x300x320 cm (18x9x10 ft) - Foto Carlos Rieder
During six months Mascha Mioni collected red-white TEXAID plastic bags from friends and acquaintances and cut them in stripes to knit them with thick needles into tissues of different size.
Now Carlos Rieder has photographed these recycled bags in an installation in the fotostudio of simon+kim, Kriens. (werbefotografie.ch)
The installation shown here is 18 feet wide, 9 feet deep and 10 feet high.
In an exhibition it will be adapted to the site, which will result in a new installation of art.
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Mascha Mioni is curating the exposition of Lawrence McLaughlin in Trun, Grisons, Switzerland
Sculptor Lawrence McLaughlin is preparing his exposition at the museum Sursilvan in Trun.The opening reception is scheduled for 5 p.m., July 21st, 2012.Introductory speech: Rico von Castelberg, artist and architect, Disentis.The exposition ends on Sept. 1st 2012.
„grace jaune-rouge“, concrete, glass, iron, 170 cm, 2010, Lawrence McLaughlin
Lawrence McLaughlin was born in 1956 in Litchfield Minnesota. While studying at the University of California, Santa Cruz he began working in sculpture. 1978 he moved his studio for two years to London. 1988 he completed studies in art and history of art at the Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Beaux Arts in Paris. At the atelier Charpentier he created sculptures in concrete and monoprints. Since then he works from his studio-residences in France and Phoenix, Arizona. His sculptures are represented in galleries all over Europe, the USA and Canada.
Also on the Path of Art along the young river Rhine in Trun you can find his works. For the exposition at the Museum Sursilvan he will create some new sculptures at the Bundihaus in Disla near Disentis.
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textile forum 2/2012 - book review "vor der Kamera von Carlos Rieder - Textile Art Mascha Mioni"
Editor-in-chief Beatrijs Sterk reviews the 4th Art to Wear book of Mascha Mioni's creations in the art magazine textile forum
"... In the introductory text the art-critic Marianne Mittelholzer emphasizes, that the art of Mascha Mioni consists of balancing the virtuosic mastery of technique and the inspired presentation of thoughts, feelings and visions."
textile forum 2/2012, S. 46
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Introduction to the exposition in Taos by Marie Moore, Apple Inc.
....The juxtaposition of hard concrete and transparent glass serves to remind me of the human condition—how we all have a hard exterior at times, but also a radiant soul that can shine through. ....Mascha’s work leaves us to wonder about what is not there, and encourages us to seek a deeper and less obvious understanding. Her work, like Larry’s, has a beautiful transparency, and she masterfully incorporates elements from the natural environment. ....
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Mascha Mioni and Lawrence McLaughlin in Taos
Mascha Mioni and sculptor Lawrence McLaughlin will be showing their works at the Bareiss Gallery in Taos/New Mexico, USA. The opening reception is scheduled for 3 p.m., April 21st, 2012.
A gallery of contemporary art: paintings, photography, graphics and sculpture by international and regional artists. The sculpture park and art gallery are located in Taos, NM, USA
