SMS: Semantic Textiles
Bailey Contemporary Arts, Pompano Beach, FL
SMS= Short message service.
Forget small talk. Get straight to the point.
With soft and pliable fibers, the messages are more digestible.
As text messaging, tweets, and memes have become an increasingly pervasive method of communication, text has replaced imagery as a central subject for an accumulating number of Contemporary artists, to be hand-crafted for perpetuity.
Written language has transformed into increasingly abbreviated and ephemeral elocutions.
Succinct proclamations can be read on protest signs at demonstrations.
In a chorus of voices and short attention spans, brevity is compulsory.
The variability of voices range from layered prose and mantras to cynical and humorous quips to derisive labels, taunts and stereotypes, all the while embracing text as enigmatic metaphors that represent a contentious culture of the moment, and a society searching for signs of hope.
Lisa Anne Auerbach Natalie Baxter Stephanie Cunningham
Adam von Dolle Jeila Gueramian Samantha Harrison
Peggy Blei Hracho Chawne Kimber Kate Kretz
Kayla Mattes Cheryl Pope Michael Sylvan Robinson
Alicia Ross Kathryn Shinko Ana Clara Soler
T.E.S. Rita Valley Carol Ventura
Chris Walla Amy Wilson
Curated by Lisa Rockford
July 25, 2024 - September 20, 2024
Bailey Contemporary Arts, Pompano Beach, FL
SMS= Short message service.
Forget small talk. Get straight to the point.
With soft and pliable fibers, the messages are more digestible.
As text messaging, tweets, and memes have become an increasingly pervasive method of communication, text has replaced imagery as a central subject for an accumulating number of Contemporary artists, to be hand-crafted for perpetuity.
Written language has transformed into increasingly abbreviated and ephemeral elocutions.
Succinct proclamations can be read on protest signs at demonstrations.
In a chorus of voices and short attention spans, brevity is compulsory.
The variability of voices range from layered prose and mantras to cynical and humorous quips to derisive labels, taunts and stereotypes, all the while embracing text as enigmatic metaphors that represent a contentious culture of the moment, and a society searching for signs of hope.
Lisa Anne Auerbach Natalie Baxter Stephanie Cunningham
Adam von Dolle Jeila Gueramian Samantha Harrison
Peggy Blei Hracho Chawne Kimber Kate Kretz
Kayla Mattes Cheryl Pope Michael Sylvan Robinson
Alicia Ross Kathryn Shinko Ana Clara Soler
T.E.S. Rita Valley Carol Ventura
Chris Walla Amy Wilson
- The East gallery focuses on works that reflect on social media networks and other powers of influence.
- The Center gallery features artworks that ironically elevate stereotypes, slurs, and vulnerability.
- The West gallery displays a group of artists that assess violence, control, & resistance.
Curated by Lisa Rockford
July 25, 2024 - September 20, 2024
