Reymond Romero

In Reymond Romero's artwork the thread is in the place of the line. His relationship with this material and its ways dates back to the artisan's heritage from the Venezuelan plains, where he was born, and where his ancestors are from. Romero (Merida, Venezuela, 1979) transforms the legacy of expert generations in weaving objects such as weighing nets, or quilts, and extends the use of the thread and its constructions into the contemporary art's field.

His relationship with craftsmanship can bring to mind the Victorian William Morris, founder of the Art & Craft movement and a definitive figure in experimenting with textiles and reassessing the mastership legacy. In his case, that legacy brought him close first to confectioning with textiles: interwoven or embroidered cloths which he thought were destined for the fashion field, but which metaphorically were unwoven to allow for the sheer experience of just tensing lines or colored threads.

Submitted by Canale Diaz Art Center