The exhibition "Un vestido, dos vivencias" by Concha Mayordomo reinterprets wedding dresses, transforming them into expressive relief sculptures. These art pieces utilize the inherent material and volume of the gowns to weave compelling personal narratives and offer sharp social commentary. Visitors can delve into Mayordomo's unique artistic approach, which respects original designs while imbuing fabrics with new meaning.
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This exhibition explores the second life of the wedding dress as an artistic object beyond its initial ceremonial use. Artist Concha Mayordomo transforms wedding dresses into relief sculptures, using their material and volume to tell personal stories and engage in social commentary, presenting a unique artistic and denunciatory experience.
The exhibition 'Un vestido, dos vivencias' (A Dress, Two Experiences) delves into the wedding dress as an object possessing a life beyond its fleeting official use, thanks to the artistic intervention of Concha Mayordomo. The artist leverages the material expression of the dresses to narrate each woman's story, respecting the original designer's work. Mayordomo utilizes the volume of the dresses to create bas-reliefs, employing white as the primary chromatic charge and treating the fabrics as compositional elements. This artistic endeavor presents technical challenges, particularly in working with delicate, unconventional materials like natural silks and tulles, while ensuring their proper conservation and longevity. The wedding dresses, serving as the raw material for her work, have been acquired through various channels: some donated by well-known Spanish designers, and others directly from the women who wore them. Personal experiences are intrinsically linked to these fabrics, which, in this artistic context, are stripped bare to tell their own stories, highlighting the relationship between skin and its covering. The dresses and toiles convey to the viewer a bride who is trapped, mistreated, regretful, a runway bride, or a gypsy virgin. Therefore, the exhibition offers a new experience centered on the undeniable symbol of the married woman, transformed into an artistic object that equally champions art and social denunciation.
Assistance is free of charge but requires prior registration. To register, please call 91 550-47-00, extension 4708, between Tuesday and Friday, 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM, or email [email protected].
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