Consuelo Jimenez Underwood American, b. 1949
Resistencia Yaqui, 1992
Loom woven in three panels. Painted, mixed media. Linen, cotton, synthetic threads. Paper, textile paint, leather barbed wire
72 x 46 in
182.9 x 116.8 cm
182.9 x 116.8 cm
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After visiting the Yaqui pueblos in Sonora, Mexico, Jimenez Underwood was struck by the tenacity and strength of their indigenous culture and began working on Resistencia Yaqui. Although the culture...
After visiting the Yaqui pueblos in Sonora, Mexico, Jimenez Underwood was struck by the tenacity and strength of their indigenous culture and began working on Resistencia Yaqui. Although the culture continued to survive, it had come at the cost of unnecessary death, which left its mark on the community, resulting in a state of instability. This loom-woven piece alternates dark and light sections of two different weave structures to signify the “balancing of movement, time, society, and how it shifts from one change to another.” The scale of this piece is also intentional. As a mid-size, or “human-size” piece, as the artist calls it, the artwork inherently challenges the viewer, demanding respect.
Exhibitions
Threading Glass: Consuelo Jimenez Underwood, and Einar and Jamex de la Torre, Ruiz-Healy Art, San Antonio, TX, 2025Ruiz-Healy Art at The Armory Show, New York, NY; curator: Candice Hopkins, 2023
Consuelo Jimenez Underwood: Threads from Border-landia, Ruiz-Healy Art, New York, NY, 2022
Literature
Karr, Christopher. “Power and Resistance: “Threading Glass” at Ruiz-Healy Art, San Antonio.” Glasstire, May 27, 2025 (illustrated)Publications
Laura E. Perez and Ann Marie Leimer, eds., Consuelo Jimenez Underwood: Art, Weaving, Vision, Durham, North Carolina: Duke University Press, 20221
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