The exhibition “The weaving process: from sketching to weaving” brought together the works of ten students from the first and second years of bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the Department of Textile Arts and Textile Design of the National University of Art: Andreea Stănilă, Claudia-Maria Davidescu, Delia Bratanof, Elena Dumitrescu, Elena Iancu, Ioana Macovei Ciuciulica, Iris Tudorache, Maria Dinu, Maria Mihai, and Toma Tudor.
The exhibition project, presented by Ivan Gallery in the space adjacent to the gallery (formerly Case 101), was coordinated by the artist Iulia Toma who selected the works and formulated the exhibition concept.
Iulia Toma is an artist who works with the textile medium in different ways, such as textile collages, stitched drawings and mixed-media installations. She uses various textile sources in her works, such as fragments of clothes, accessories, or carpets. Her interest is in expanding the conventional boundaries of the textile medium by addressing social themes such as feminism, women’s rights and social justice. In addition, Iulia Toma is also a lecturer at the Bucharest National University of Arts, where she is involved in pedagogical and artistic activities.
As a university lecturer, Iulia Toma proposed the topic of the body to her students. The starting point of each work was the sketch, which later developed into textile works, tapestries, and tapestries depicting the female figure, which were made using various techniques such as printing and weaving. The textile thread developed the original idea, keeping the plasticity of the design.
“The weaving process: from sketching to weaving” follows the way students from different generations approach the same theme, executing the same process of developing the works. The sketch set the tone for each, ultimately resulting in varied creations. In some cases, the human body is only hinted at, appearing as an outline made of flexible textile thread, while other approaches aim to finish the silhouette. This exercise established a staged work process that also encouraged creativity, all starting from a permissive but well-established theme. (excerpt from the presentation text of the exhibition)
The exhibition was organized with UnArte, Department of Textile Arts and Textile Design.
