Exhibitions
Exclusive exhibitions from all over the world with major traditional works…Antique 19th century American appliqués
For over 10 years now, Kay Triplett is collecting antique quilts ; her collection represents more than 1 000 pieces including some of the most fascinating quilts made in the United States. This exhibition carries 30 sumptuous appliqués from the 19th century Poos collection. They have been chosen for their original design, their exceptional quilting or their surprising style. Japanese indigos
Considered as a live national treasure, for over 30 years, Shizuko Kuroha explores the traditional blocks of American patchwork, using Japanese antique fabrics ; she also modifies their aspect, movement and structure. She does it particularly with the Log Cabin block and shows us through this exhibition all its different combinations.
Fabric Mosaïc
Provençal Piqués and Boutis : 800 years of history
The house of Boutis located in Calvisson, close to Nîmes, is the first Museum to enhance the techniques of the Provençal stitching. The Tristan Quilt and its 14th century iconography is the central piece of this exhibition. Through original textile documents from “Lower Occitan” and the re-edition of this particular piece representing one of the most ancient embroideries known today, Francine Nicolle offers a retrospective of this very old traditional technique. Demonstrations on site will show the evolution of techniques and styles through the centuries.
In the Dutch tradition, traditional quilts
Two colour Amish and Mennonite Quilts
And a large number of contemporary exhibitions, close to perfection…> Pays européen invité d’honneur
Finnish artists are pretty much inspired and obsessed by the boreal light. You can see that the exhibited quilts try to catch its variations according to seasons, when the light is vivid during the bright months and very weak in winter. The pieces shown here come from all around the country and have not been made only by renowned artists but also by gifted amateurs. Either traditional or Art quilts, the works shown here reflect the esthetic approach of Finnish patchwork.
Pojagi and Joomchi
Chunghie Lee. This Korean artist’s approach has different sources : textile art and design help her to express all she learnt about Pojagi, the traditional Korean costume. Her “Pojagi creations” can be worn, hung on the wall or be a sculpture. Like Paull Klee, her use of geometric and floral designs enables her to reach a very delicate transparency. Her work has been acquired by prestigious museums in London and New York where the naïve and sensual aspect of her work is very much appreciated.
Jiyoung Chung. For this Korean artist, who multiplies the supports and media she uses in her creations, any shape is welcome. In her painting as well as in her arrangements of thread spools, she wants to refer to women domestic cores that she breaks down in many repeated actions. She is also curious about the relationship between men, nature and God through a universal and quit peculiar approach.
Quilts from South America
Like all artistic creation, quilts immerse themselves in colours. The South American version is full of bright sunny colours in a pure Latino style. When seeing those quilts, you can imagine yourself in the middle of a tropical forest, surrounded by toucans and dancing salsa. Bernina International AG brings us the opportunity to discover wonderful pieces from Chile, Brazil and Mexico.
Wide Horizons 08
« SAQA : Wide Horizons 08” is the first art quilt exhibition organized in Europe exclusively for SAQA’s (Studio Art Quilt Associates) European members – including Israel. The association counts about 1700 members worldwide and offers its members the possibility to exhibit their works not only on its website but also at prestigious venues such as art galleries and museums. “Wide Horizons 08” a first for SAQA-Europe, will be followed in Ste Marie aux Mines, by other exhibitions every other year – an exclusivity of the European Patchwork Meeting.
Innovative Threads 08
The aim of the Innovative Threads is to promote patchwork and quilting throughout South Africa. Here, they will introduce you to more than 100 artists. The jury had to choose amongst the most recent works of renowned national quilters. Each piece has been carefully selected in order to build an innovative and interesting exhibition ; therefore the exhibited pieces will show a thorough search through the most contemporary media. The theme, “The only journey is worth taking is a journey within” will lead us to quite coloured points of view with very unusual visual delights.
Textile Art from Latvia
This exhibition has been organized in order to introduce the Latvian textile art to our visitors and make them discover the diversity and originality of some native artists. The diverse pieces hold a strong connection to tradition while they explore refined contemporary trends. Large traditional tapestries show how materials, shapes and structures have been used in an innovative way. They reveal a love for all the possibilities linked to textile and witness a constant search for expression through coloured variations, some times saturated, full of emotion.
"White, Black and ..."
This exhibition will take us back to Eastern Europe : The European Patchwork Meeting is very proud to be the first to show a selection of contemporary quilts made for the contest "White, Black and ..." You will most certainly appreciate the contemporary look of these quilts that have been travelling in Russia just before coming to Alsace.
« Sound Tracks »
Music and quilt follow similar tracks ; both creations start with the same approach, and once put together may become a piece of art. This year, the exhibition curated by Dörte Bach assembles textile works divided in many parts to remind of sound tracks. Indeed, a sound is made of an ensemble of basic sounds as well as different harmonic ones. Exactly he way they can fill a room with all their differences, the separate parts of a textile work can go together well and create cohesion.
European Patchwork Meeting International contest
Exhibitions from artists…Ans Shipper Vermeiren (NL) – Inspiration from nature Dutch artist Ans Shipper Vermeiren had already made about 40 textile pieces, when she saw a patchwork quilt in a magazine in 1990. It was a chock to her and still today, 18 years later, after having made around 50 quilts all by hand, she is still carried by the same enthusiasm with an obvious preference however for geometric shapes. As she says, there are so many possibilities with squares and triangles, that it will be a shame not to exploit all of them and go even beyond.
Marialuisa Sponga (I) - Threads and materials as colour Marialuisa Sponga an artist from Milano, multiplies the most peculiar plastic approaches for the realisation of her poly-material (fabrics and divers metals) works en 3D. She burns, folds and weaves on wire nettings made of different materials that she assembles by machine with free motion stitching.
Grietje van der Veen (CH) – Inspired by Nature Grietje van der Veen wonders about the visual aspects of the organic universal shapes where she finds her inspiration. She works on the digital photographs of flowers, trees, rocs and water, manipulates and then appliqué them directly on the fabric. Fabrics are laid down, tied up and embroidered and then tyvek, bark and leaves are added to animate, through the designs, the whole surface. This experimental approach corresponds to the artist’s vision of the world.
Gerlinde Merl (A) - Aurum Gerlinde Merl explores the bright and warm colours as well as the golden variations of natural fibres that she paints by hand on long and not too wide peculiar shaped linen fabrics.
Gabrielle Paquin (F) – Chiaroscuro and stripes Gabrielle Paquin has always been attracted by stripes ; she realizes textile tapestries, strongly encouraged by Michel Pastoureau. He insists on the perception of a “tainted structure” that “for long was a mark of exclusion in the western world” for those that the society was designating as the lower class – slaves, servants, sailors, convicts. At the romantic period, “stripes carry new ideas : liberty, youth, pleasure, humor. Nowadays, the values coexist…..” At the same time, her painting leaded her to show some interest for the chiaroscuro because it gives her a lot of possibilities to play on heavy contrasts.
Sylvie Ladame (F) – Between light and colours Seeking for dream and evasion, Sylvie Ladame found through transparency, graphic design, superimpositions and manipulation of textures or volume, the way to bring together emotions and feelings. Each of her creations are deeply thought and made with a lot of care and sometimes carry a little of unexpected chance. The colours and the materials she mainly uses give her a total liberty with no limits or barriers and reveal the subtle and secret writings of our lives.
The Boutis throughout home decoration
Boutis has always fascinated Hubert Valeri, even before he thought about making some himself. As an architect, the Boutis opened him new horizons matching perfectly the precision he is used to in his profession. In a Boutis, the way the light changes, its transparency that incredibly strengthen the whole work, its touch, a mixture of firmness, softness and delicacy represents an unsuspected magnificence that Hubert will try to make us discover through the way he will decorate the interior of the presbytery of Ste Croix aux Mines.
Claudine Joho (CH) – Thread, a Love Potion She expresses with a lot of enthusiasm and curiosity her love of the earth. The incredible and fulfilling encounters she favors with nature and humans are stories that Claudine Joho like to tell with thread and fragile discoveries she collects when she daily walks around or when she travels faraway. Her work makes us discover a mysterious world that reveals not only those invisible and abandoned treasures but also the human being through the myths that ties him to nature and the world.
Anita Leutwiller (CH) – Textile Stories Anita Leutwiller likes when her work tells stories : everyday life, teaching to children and adults and a lot of anecdotes from her travels have been a source of inspiration. A travel to India was the starting of positive teamed experiences. The stories that Anita Leutwiller prints on her textile works have inspired the children book writer Anushka Ravishanka, more particularly for her book “Is this India ?” that has already been translated in Dutch and Japanese.
Also...France Patchwork presents The contest based on the “Months of the year” in A4 format, will give you a chance to discover different creations. They will then be assembled as a calendar for 2009. « By and for children » will show the finalists of the « Jeunes poussent » contest as well as some quilts by Edith Raymond on the theme : « Black and other colour(s) ». “inches” will make you discover very small art quilts confirming a real artistic trend. Exchanges will be made possible during the European Patchwork Meeting ; ATCs will not be forgotten !
France Point de Croix
For already 10 years, we appreciate the presence of France Point de Croix at the European Patchwork Meeting. This year they have invited Catherine Primevert who loves genealogy as well as embroidery. She will be exhibiting her huge pieces inspired by French and foreign designs and also her personal creations. The works made to honour her ancestors and her family will be next to her cross stitch embroideries representing Christmas, Eastern or Halloween.
"Small is beautiful"
Exhibition showing 25 miniature quilts as well as Janet Bolton’s work.
Val Patch (F) and l’Atelier du Patchwork Val Patch will show you the new challenge quilts « Noir-Passion » that will be part of the exhibition which theme is “Animals”. In addition, you will discover some interesting Round Robin quilts. Val Patch has also invited the “Atelier de Patchwork” of Ferrette. Its members will present a retrospective of traditional quilts made during the past 12 years. All the quilts are hand sewn and quilted, the way they learnt it with Sophie Campbell.
Antique Quilts from the USA, Canada and Great Britain
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