Yolanda Sanchez's 'Come Slowly--Eden!' Comes to Kathryn Markel Fine Arts Gallery

We congratulate ACN member Yolanda Sanchez, whose works on paper are included in her exhibition Come Slowly--Eden! at Kathryn Markel Fine Arts May 12-June 18 in New York City.  

Yolanda writes about the exhibition:

"Flowers have long been a central theme for me and are evidence of my deep-rooted relationship to the natural world, informing my overall approach to image-making.  On the heels of my recent solo textile exhibition, “The Earth Laughs in Flowers,” in which I explore the light and color of my immediate natural environment through native flora, I now continue this thematic journey in paint.  It is the color but also the sensuousness of nature that I endeavor to suggest in both my paintings and textiles.  I am interested in the joyful, playful, or even spiritual properties of light, and believe strongly that we shape the world around us through our perceptions, awareness, and attention.  I would like to offer an invitation to awaken to beauty and delight, to a moment of contemplation, below the line of thought.  My current series of paintings reflects a light-hearted, fun attitude, if even, at times, a bit wild and bold."

You can view some of her works on canvas at the gallery by clicking here.

Yolanda Sanchez Values the Remnant

The shape of With a Full Heart was inspired by an image of a Korean ceremonial garment, known as a “wonsam.” The wide, outstretched sleeves provided many associations for me – medieval triptych altarpieces, strong arms that are ready to protect and envelop, even something that is ready to fly! All spiritual, nourishing images that inspire the heart. I think of this work as an offering, imparting joy and love. The work is completely made of strips of silk fabric leftover from previous Bojagi projects, thus remaining true to the concept of reuse and conservation. Bojagi has reminded me to value the remnant.

Yolanda Sánchez, With a Full Heart, 2016, silk remnants, thread, studio view; 52 x 32 inches, exhibited at the Korea Bojagi Forum, Bojagi: The Living Tradition, Suwon/Hwaseong Museum, Suwon, South Korea

 

A Communion of Cultures by Yolanda Sanchez

My first large-scale Bojagi work, Communion, was an outdoor installation piece created for the Suwon Hwaseong International Theatre and Arts Festival in Suwon, South Korea, a UNESCO World Heritage site. 

I called the work Communion as I felt I was joining Korean culture with my own. As it united physically, it united spiritually. As a Cuban-American exhibiting work in Korea, I felt suddenly that the world was much closer to me.

Communion, partial view

Yolanda Sánchez, Communion, 2011, installation at the Suwon Hwaseong International Theatre and Arts Festival in Suwon, South Korea