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UNA
UNA means ONE
One piece of art created by many hands.
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UNA creates whimsy artworks in a form of collage,
blending the most beautiful elements from Oaxaca:
embroidery, whimsy animals, handmade flowers and pompoms,
artisanal papers, wool and fabrics.
UNA was created in 2018 by the artist and a group of Oaxacan artisans.
The artist’s designs are translated into embroidery resulting in an original combination of materials and techniques. In addition, the artist curates other talents of the region to blend them into her embroidered illustrations resulting on an extraordinary piece of art.
Each embroidery piece is made individually, blending haute couture finishes with inventive combinations of various techniques. The group stands out for its use of traditional Oaxacan embroidery methods, including those from San Antonino Castillo Velasco and San Juan Bautista Tuxtepec but incorporating them in innovative ways.
Additional painting details are added by a talented group of Alebrije painters from Una Inspiración de mi Vida
in Tilcajete, Oaxaca.
Depth and texture are achieved through the inclusion of diverse materials such as crystals, handmade flowers,
pompoms, and small thread brooms.
Lynn Farrand, Senior Curator at the
California Museum of Art Thousand Oaks
"Jazmin Sasky, an emerging artist originally from Argentina and now living in Vancouver,
is capturing and paying tribute to an ancient art form and culture. Her stylized Hispanic
figures are painted on canvas, then come to life with unique two- dimensional beadwork
that punctuates her message. These art works are a celebration of a time and culture in an ever- changing world. There is great value in preserving these time- honored traditions and cultures.
I appreciate the work and dedication of this artist in keeping these things alive."
OAXACA,
Mexico
Embroidery work maintains a fascinating and storied history in the Southern Mexican state of Oaxaca. As with other handmade works, local pueblos generate distinct techniques and styles that are specific to their individual towns. Handmade works from San Antonino Castillo Velasco, San Juan Bautista Tuxtepec, San Felipe Jalapa de Díaz and Villa Sola de Vega – to name a few – support distinct combinations of details that are readily attributed to the artisans that continue to practice their ancestral traditions.
Jazmin looks to provoke the viewer’s eye with an extraordinary blend of colors, materials, and embroidery techniques.
Every embroidered treasure is individually made, and combines haute couture finishes, inventive combinations of techniques, as well as a deep love of color. Further to this, supplementary depth and texture are generated in these textiles through the inclusion of a variety of crystals, semi-precious stones, elaborated and crocheted flowers, along with finely embroidered details like hearts, and other elements.
HIDALGO,
Mexico
This region produces a sophisticated interpretation of historic cave paintings, with geometric forms of animals, plants and people mingling in a cornucopia of colour and mysticism. The handmade works from this area offer a juxtaposition of negative and positive space that’s simultaneously contemporary and traditional. Skilled artisans draw these images by hand, free form, with the embroidery process taking anywhere from weeks to years. The tenangos are the most internationally recognized forms of Mexican creative expression, called Otomi.
The artist and a family-run business, comprised of three generations of master artisans, have collaborated to elevate the traditional embroidery work from this region to a pristine example of the successful marriage of contemporary design and the intricacies of traditional needlework.
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WAYUU,
Colombia
The Wayuu people are an ethnic group of the Guajira Peninsula in northernmost part of Colombia and northwest Venezuela.
The Wayuu were never subjugated by the Spanish, and the two groups were in a more or less permanent state of war. Of all the Indigenous peoples in the territory of Colombia, they were unique in having learned the use of firearms and horses.
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​The Wayuu have been largely known for their strong weaving tradition. Jazmin worked closely with the Wayuu people and apart from asking a few guidelines, the artisans were invited to freely work on their pieces. They implemented a traditional embroidery technique that allowed for the flat pieces to be fused with the artist’s paintings, and were inspired by their famous, geometrical designs
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