Layered & Stitched: Fifty Years of Innovation - "Angels of Wrath" a Quilt by Ulva Ugerup

We continue our feature on quilts from the Studio Art Quilt Associates (SAQA) exhibit, Layered & Stitched: Fifty Years of Innovation, as featured at the Texas Quilt Museum. The exhibit is described as:

Studio Art Quilt Associates presents Layered & Stitched: Fifty Years of Innovation at the Texas Quilt Museum in Galleries I and III. These studio art quilts, dating from 1968 to 2016, represent the extraordinary range of talented artists working in contemporary quilt art. Featuring a balance of abstract and representational styles, Layered & Stitched includes several foreign artists, with a wide geographic distribution of makers in general. The curatorial vision of this exhibition embraces diversity and excellence, including three-dimensional works. Juried by Nancy Bavor, Director of the San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles; Martha Sielman, Executive Director of SAQA; and Dr. Sandra Sider, Curator of the Texas Quilt Museum, who says, "Jurying this spectacular exhibition was one of the highlights of my career! It is an amazing show of historic significance."

The exhibit has also been collected in a companion book as well, titled Art Quilts Unfolding: 50 Years of Innovation by Nancy Bavor, Lisa Ellis, Martha Sielman, and edited by Sandra Sider. The book is described as:

Published by Schiffer Books, Art Quilts Unfolding offers full-color images of 400 masterpieces along with engaging interviews and profiles of 58 influential artists, key leaders, important events, and significant collections. Organized by decade, an additional 182 international artists' works are featured.

An introduction by Janet Koplos, former senior editor of Art in America, and a conclusion by Ulysses Grant Dietz, emeritus chief curator of the Newark Museum, help us to understand the impact and the future of the art.

"Art Quilts Unfolding: 50 Years of Innovation" by Nancy Bavor, Lisa Ellis, Martha Sielman, and edited by Sandra Sider

The exhibit will be on display at:

(Due to the current situation around the country, dates for the exhibit have changed.)

Ross Art Museum, Delaware, Ohio: May 14, 2021 - July 2, 2021

San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles: October 10, 2021 - January 9, 2022

Please enjoy the eleventh quilt from the exhibition by Ulva Ugerup.

Title of Quilt: Angels of Wrath

Quilter's Name: Ulva Ugerup

Photos by Mary Kay Davis

Comments

#10 CBurgos 2020-06-01 09:25

What an interesting and labor-intensive quilt. I can understand why the quilter has prompted feedback: positive, negative, and some in-between. How wonderful that a quilt can motivate thought, opinion, and discussion. Kudos to Ulva Ugerup.

#9 Ann Cody 2020-05-31 19:12

Sad. To spend all that time on a negative project.

#8 marlene ludlow 2020-05-31 16:52

i find it interesting that people would complain about the angels being angry. the name of the piece is , "Angels of Wrath". They are angry female angels who are not finding the world in the happy and free situations that the angels represent (were named for).
it is a brilliant piece.

#7 EAD 2020-05-31 14:38

It is so reflective and contemplative. A true art piece.

#6 Alice_D. 2020-05-31 14:30

This quilt is amazing. The use of various materials, the beautiful craftsmanship and the female angel symbols come out in a wonderful art with a strong passionate freedom message.

#5 Zena Thorpe 2020-05-31 12:34

I LOVE it!!

#4 SingingSandy 2020-05-31 09:28

Creative, yes. Attractive, not so much. All the angels look so angry, yet some of them have hopeful names. All of them are women, but angels come in male, too. I guess it's just not what I would have done with the theme.

#3 BugsPotter 2020-05-31 07:57

AMEN! Very appropriate today.

#2 Judith D, Crespo 2020-05-31 06:54

Just fabulous.

#1 Bethelbee 2020-05-31 05:00

Fun and whimsical! Love the use of found items! The bodies of buttons reminds me of my mom's button jar(it was a Plochman's mustard jar) that I wish I had kept after she passed....

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