Monday, March 1, 2010

Canadian Art Spotlight: Joyce Wieland

Joyce Wieland 
(1931-1998)
 
 Reason over Passion by Joyce Wieland.
 
Squid Jiggin' Grounds by Joyce Wieland. 1973, lithograph, edition # 15/50

Joyce Wieland was an experimental film maker and artist who explored the concepts of nationalism and feminism. An advocate for the woman artist, Wieland experimented heavily with what are concidered the "feminine arts" such as quilting, sewing and embroidery.

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