Gabriel Dawe – Plexus Installations.

by Amy@AQ-V on March 9, 2011

Plexus No. 4
Site specific installation at the Dallas Contemporary
Gütermann thread, wood and nails / 11′ x 25′ x 25′ / 2010
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Dynamic fiber work by graphic designer turned multi-media artist Gabriel Dawe. His grand use of color, scale and geometric pattern immediately caught my eye—not to mention his fantastic choice of media, thread. Truly so much concentrated dimension and luminance in these installations. Visit his website to admire more of his work. And for those living in or traveling near Austin, Houston and/or San Antonio, Texas, you can catch his work at the upcoming Texas Biennial which runs April 9th through May 14th.

Gabriel Dawe was born in Mexico City where he grew up surrounded by the intensity and color of Mexican culture. After working as a graphic designer, he moved to Montreal, Canada in 2000 following a desire to explore foreign land. In search for creative freedom he started experimenting and creating artwork, which eventually led him to explore textiles and embroidery—activities traditionally associated with women and which were forbidden for a boy growing up in Mexico. Because of this, his work is subversive of notions of masculinity and machismo that are so ingrained in his culture. By working with thread and textiles, Dawe’s work has evolved into creating large-scale installations with thread, creating environments that deal with notions of social constructions and their relation to evolutionary theory and the self-organizing force of nature.

After seven years of living in Canada and gaining dual citizenship as a Mexican-Canadian, Gabriel moved to Texas to pursue graduate school at the University of Texas at Dallas where he is presently a candidate for an MFA in Arts and Technology. His work has been exhibited in Dallas, Houston, Montreal, Toronto and Barcelona.

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