Mascha Mioni's works Karukareb I and II, dyed with redbush-tea in the art magazine textile forum
MASCHA MIONI / CH
http://www.maschamioni.ch
This painter and textile artist studied katazome under Shinzo Kajiwara in Tokyo 1994/95. Her art-to-wear has featured at various shibori symposia as well as the exhibition "Wearable Art - Draped, Shaped, Flow and Shadow" held at the Hong Kong Design Institute from 14th Dec. 2011 to 13th Jan. 2012.
"Mascha Mioni expresses art through clothing. She is often guided by coincidence, for instance during a stay in South Africa where she was forced to use natural dye because her 15 litres of Dupont dyes did not get through airport security. The colours produced by dried red bush (rooibos) tea are a reflection of Africa - its landscape, often bleak and containing thousands of browns, ochres, beiges and yellows.
textile forum 1/2012, S. 23
The reknown textile artist Christina Conklin/USA comments the exhibition:
"...Wearable Art: Draped, Shaped, Flow and Shadow, curated by Lydia Tanji and Elita Lam, included dramatic hats and gowns, as well as several shibori pieces, the most compelling of which were Mascha Mioni's redbush tea-dyed paper garments..."
textile forum 1/2012, S. 21
Mascha Mioni was invited to the group exhibition at the 8th International Shibori Symposium in Hong Kong.
The exhibition
"Wearable Art - Draped, Shaped, Flow and Shadow"
at the
Hong Kong Design Institute
took place from Dec. 14, 2011 to Jan. 13, 2012.
Mascha Mioni exhibited her two art-to-wear dresses Karukareb I und Karukareb II.
Mascha Mioni expresses art through garments. Intellectual analysis and planning are not important to her. She is often guided by coincidences, as for instance in Sotuh Africa, where she was forced to use natural dyes, because upon leaving Switzerland airport security confiscated her 4 gallons of Dupont dyes from the checked baggage.
The colours produced by dyeing with dried redbush tea (Rooibos) reflect Africa. The often bleak landscape, displaying thousands of browns, ochres, beiges and yellows,...
On June 19, 2010 the Senda d'art spel Rein in Trun will be opened again. Sculptures, art installations and figures of more than 60 artists (Matias Spescha, Leo Demund, Ruth Demont, Lawrence McLaughlin, ...) can be enjoyed strolling on this varied Path of Art between sap green trees along the young river Rhine.
Path of Art along the river Rhine in Trun
Installation Mascha Mioni Team
The Big Connection / Colligiaziun Ensi
Stone, Polypropylene - 2010
The Mascha Mioni team:
Mascha Mioni: Idea, supervision, details
Heiner Graafhuis: Realisation, knots, stones
Mark Brunner: stones, photo
Ruben & Lina Leuenberger: Prototype & stones
he exhibition titled "Transformation: Material - Magic - Memory" stood under the patronage of Prof. Tao Xiao-Ming, Chair Professor and Head Institute of Textiles and Clothing, The Hong Kong Polytechnic Univesity and World President of the Textile Institute and Yoshiko Iwamoto Wada, President, World Shibori Network.
The curators Dr. Kinor Shou-xiang Jiang, Assistant Professor ITC Hong Kong and Yoshiko Wada had invited nine internationally renowned artists/designers from Japan, USA, India, Switzerland and Australia :
* Junichi Arai - Japan
* Jean Cacicedo - USA
* Ana Lisa Hedstrom – USA
* Tsuyoshi Kuno – Japan
* Padmaja Krishnan - India
* Mascha Mioni - Switzerland
* Rahul Mishra - India
* Barbara Rogers - Australia
* Yoshiko Iwamoto Wada - USA
They showed more than 30 innovative fashion designs, clothing of the future that will transcend ethnic and gender differences and perhaps break the confines of an establishment called "fashion".
ITC Insitute of Textiles and Clothing - Exhibition "Transformation"
From Dez. 5, 2009 until Jan. 30, 2010 Mascha Mioni and Lawrence McLaughlin show a selection of their artworks at the gallaria d'art RdeC, Disentis/Mustér.