Arturo Alonzo Sandoval:
A 35 Year Survey of Fiber Art Forms

August 13, 2008
St. Charles

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Foundry Art Centre is pleased to present “ARTURO ALONZO SANDOVAL: A 35 Year Survey of Fiber Art Forms,” a one-man show by artist Arturo A. Sandoval, Alumni Endowed Professor, Fiber, Department of Art, University of Kentucky, Lexington.

What distinguishes Professor Sandoval from other artists working in fiber is his choice to explore and recycle twentieth century industrial materials that have been primarily designed as tapes or films.

Incorporating them into woven or interlaced webs provides permutations for his design concepts which are personalized into a visual vocabulary of the sky, water, landscape; and more recently, issues related to international and domestic politics, terrorism, the total nuclear threat, the cosmic realms and personal spiritual beliefs.

Sandoval’s background is both Hispanic and Native American. (Tano) His ancestry (Father: Lorenzo Sandoval; Mother: Cecelia E. Archuleta) may provide clues to his interest in fiber arts. He was told by his mother that she wove 60 blankets while pregnant with him, then discovered at the age of 40 during a visit to his birthplace, that men on his paternal grandmother’s side have been weavers of colonial Spanish textiles for over 250 years.

They continue to weave functional craft objects in his native home state of New Mexico today. What a revelation to this fiber artist who questioned why a spiritual voice told him in college that weaving would be very important to him!

Sandoval creates a new aesthetic with his contemporary fiber art objects using 20th century recycled industrial materials as computer tape, battery cable, microfilm, Mylar, Holographic film and Lurex. Whether using a floor loom, sewing machine, interlacing, or simply combining new age materials in collage or assemblage processes, Sandoval pursues the cutting edge in his chosen art medium.

Other exhibits featured at the Foundry Art Centre

Gallery I:
Going Solo Award 2006 Dirty Fingernails exhibit featuring recent work of John Lysak.

Ameristar Gallery:
Featuring “Emerging Artists Series.” Recent works of Beau Abbott.

The Foundry Art Centre is a fine arts gallery overlooking the Missouri River at 520 North Main Center, in the Frenchtown district of Historic St. Charles. The Foundry features a Smithsonian-caliber art gallery hosting national juried exhibitions plus 20 working artist studios where visitors can watch the creative process and buy art directly from the artists.

The not-for-profit art centre also provides community meeting rooms, event space and a children’s art gallery. Hours are Tuesday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday, noon to 4 p.m. Admission is free and donations are welcome. For more information, call 636-255-0270 or visit www.foundryartcentre.org.  

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