Jessica Voorsanger American, b. 1965
Overview
Jessica Voorsanger is a multimedia artist who explores popular culture, in particular ‘celebrity’, through obsession, fans and media representation; using a range of media, including painting, photography, performance and film. She has extensively exhibited since the mid-nineties in the UK, Europe and the United States. Recently she has developped a new practice working on elaborate embroidery compositions. Although she has been working with clothing design for most of her career, this new body of works is as much a continuation as a new departure.
Using plant-based textile as core material, she sources recycled clothes and vintage fabrics, employing an impressive range of sewing skills. The work is a labyrinth of patterns, whether in the textile samples or the alternating lines bound by threads. In her work, thread is as much compositional as it is functional. Stretched onto the wall with antique curtain rings, these constructions of vintage material are also a tableau of history and design.
Works
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Jessica Voorsangeruntitled, 2024Fabric construction with curtain rings52.5 x 56 cm
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Jessica Voorsangeruntitled, 2024Fabric construction with curtain rings57 x 51 cm
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Jessica VoorsangerFabric Construction with birds, 2019vintage fabric, threads, paint50 x 40 cm
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Jessica VoorsangerJoan Baez, Ingrid Bergman and Friends, 2016Oil on vintage fabrics, collaged images31 x 31 cm
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Jessica VoorsangerCelebrity Pets (pink & orange) , 2015Screenprint16.4 x 45.5 cm
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Jessica VoorsangerCelebrity Pets (pink and green), 2015Screenprint16.4 x 45.5 cm
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Jessica VoorsangerFabric Construction Maroon, Selvedge & Chenille, 2021Recycled clothing, vintage fabrics, threads, curtain rings56 x 75 cm
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Jessica VoorsangerFabric Construction with Hat, 2021Recycled clothing, vintage fabrics, threads, curtain rings215 x 210 cm
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Jessica VoorsangerSmall dense lines, 2021Recycled clothing, vintage fabrics, threads, curtain rings94 x 81 cm
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Jessica VoorsangerFabric Construction 3D Glasses, 2021-22Recycled clothing, vintage fabrics, threads, curtain rings44 x 50 cm
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Jessica VoorsangerFabric Construction Dog & Happy Eater, 2021-22Recycled clothing, vintage fabrics, threads, curtain rings38 x 28 cm
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Jessica VoorsangerFabric Construction WHAM, 2021-22Recycled clothing, vintage fabrics, threads, curtain rings37 x 22 cm
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Jessica VoorsangerFabric Construction with Fans, 2021-22Recycled clothing, vintage fabrics, threads, curtain rings225 x 210 cm
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Jessica VoorsangerFabric Construction Pink, Aprons and Buttons with White Curtain Rings, 2021-22Recycled clothing, vintage fabrics, threads, curtain rings125 x 140 cm
49 3/16 x 55 1/8 inView more details
Exhibitions
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Common Ground
An exhibition in Folkestone 27 March - 7 April 2025Read more -
Dwelling of the Imagination
Twelve artists are creating an imaginary home interior 29 February - 21 April 2024Twelve artists are creating an imaginary home interiorRead more -
New York Blackout Tapestries
Jessica Voorsanger 11 February - 13 March 2022Solo exhibition by textile artist Jessica Voorsanger, New York Blackout Tapestries, 2022Read more
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