Jill Rumoshosky Werner - Modern Materials 2009

Modern Materials
The Art of the Quilt

Curated by Jill Rumoshosky Werner

#1 - [Artspace] at Untitled
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
July 10 - August 29, 2009
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#2 - Living Arts
Tulsa, Oklahoma
February 5 - 25, 2010
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Invited Artists
B. J. Adams	Theresa M. Heaton	Kevan Rupp Lunney	Arturo Alonzo Sandoval
Mary Beth Bellah	Marilyn Henrion	Angela Moll	Julie John Upshaw
Regina Benson	Wendy Huhn	Dan Olfe	Barbara W. Watler
Linda Colsh	Mary Anne Jordan	Katie Pasquini Masopust	Kathy Weaver
Susan Else	John W. Lefelhocz	Lori Lupe Pelish	Jill Rumoshosky Werner
Jean Ann Fausser	M. Joan Lintault	Pam RuBert	Elia Woods

Curatorial Essay

One hallmark of 21st century art is that artists, more than ever, are breaking down the walls between mediums and defying preconceived categories. On the forefront of this change are the artists who are creating quilts as art. We are all familiar with trational bed quilts, but for several decades, contemporary artists have also used quilting as their medium of choice because it gives them an unlimirted palette of visual and textural elements with which to express their ideas.

Modern Materials: the Art of the Quilt presents 24 leading American artists whose work transcends standard notions of quilting. Each person was selected because their body of work displays a unique artistic vision and a mastery of the medium. Whether conceptual or decorative, their work is more than impressive. It is truly memorable.

Many of these innovative artists have taken the idea of 'quilt' to an extreme, using unconventional materials and proportions to achieve the effect they want. In addition to wall mounted work surveying a wide range of artistic styles, this exhibition also showcases three-dimensional work that is created using quilted forms, that translate into installation art, kinetic art and sculpture.

In just a few short years, these artists have taken quilting out of the craft world and planted it firmly in the world of fine art, drawing influence and inspiration from many ofther styles of contemporary art, and ultimately forging new pathways of their own. Considering how far they've already come, it will be fascinating to see where they can take the art quilt in the future.