Clare Rojas USA, b. 1976
Untitled, 2014
Fabric paint on French vintage linen farm dress
58 x 16 x 10 in
147.3 x 40.6 x 25.4 cm
147.3 x 40.6 x 25.4 cm
4339
In 2014, Clare Rojas created limited edition of painted silk farm dresses based on her visual language of forms. These works debuted in her exhibition Everyone Has Those Spaces at...
In 2014, Clare Rojas created limited edition of painted silk farm dresses based on her visual language of forms. These works debuted in her exhibition Everyone Has Those Spaces at Kavi Gupta that same year. In his review of the exhibition for New City, Matt Morris wrote: "The most striking aspect of the exhibit isn’t the paintings at all, but rather five French linen dresses made in response to the paintings. Featuring patterns and colorful floating forms, they’re visually analogous to the works on the wall while harkening back to the traditional handicrafts and concomitant gender codes that inspired much of Rojas’ early images. During the opening reception, models hired to wear the pieces gently glided around the gallery providing a lightness and vitality..."
Artist Biography
Clare Rojas (b. 1976, US) earned her BFA from the Rhode Island School of Design, and her MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Recent projects include Egret at Kavi Gupta (2018), a site-specific commission for the Art in Embassies Program in Nuevo Laredo, Mexico (2018), a two-person exhibition with Barry McGee at the Watari Museum, Tokyo, Japan (2017), and a solo exhibition at the Alice Gallery in Brussels, Belgium (2016). Other recent solo exhibitions include New Works at Anglim Gilbert San Francisco; self-titled shows at Vladmir Restoin Roitfeld, New York and Galleri Nicolai Wallner, Copenhagen; Pith at Prism, Los Angeles; and We They at the Museum of Craft and Folk Art, San Francisco. Rojas’ work has been reviewed in such publications as the Huffington Post, Artforum International Magazine, Art in America, Interview Magazine, The New York Times, and Art Review.
Artist Biography
Clare Rojas (b. 1976, US) earned her BFA from the Rhode Island School of Design, and her MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Recent projects include Egret at Kavi Gupta (2018), a site-specific commission for the Art in Embassies Program in Nuevo Laredo, Mexico (2018), a two-person exhibition with Barry McGee at the Watari Museum, Tokyo, Japan (2017), and a solo exhibition at the Alice Gallery in Brussels, Belgium (2016). Other recent solo exhibitions include New Works at Anglim Gilbert San Francisco; self-titled shows at Vladmir Restoin Roitfeld, New York and Galleri Nicolai Wallner, Copenhagen; Pith at Prism, Los Angeles; and We They at the Museum of Craft and Folk Art, San Francisco. Rojas’ work has been reviewed in such publications as the Huffington Post, Artforum International Magazine, Art in America, Interview Magazine, The New York Times, and Art Review.