Victoria Manganiello, Untitled #102 & Untitled #103, 2018, Natural and Synthetic Fiber, Artist Frame, 62 x 30 x 3.5 in.
VICTORIA MANGANIELLO
Artist Statement
The objects I compose are studies of materials and our fundamental relationship to them. I use traditional textile-based media: I spin my own yarn, mix my own color dyes (natural and synthetic) and weave my own constructions. My recent projects incorporate materials from the seemingly extreme natural to the extreme synthetic and I make choices with density, color, and kinetics to demonstrate that binaries are impossible. I use abstraction which I derive from world geography and statistical mapping and my work takes the form of sculptural installation, wall hanging, performance, and social practice. I am interested in using weaving as code and language. Conceptually, my work is rooted in the history of technology, borders, and the limits those things must reconcile. I use the stories of the past with the mood of the present to create experiential artworks that speculate on the future.