Puerco De Navidad
Artist
Joyce Wieland
(Canadian, 1931 - 1998)
Date1967
Mediumplastics, paper, found objects
Dimensions118.4 × 76.9 × 14.6 cm
Credit LineThe Mendel Art Gallery Collection at Remai Modern. Purchased with funds from the Canada Council Special Purchase Assistance Program 1989.
Object number1989.27
Classificationsmixed media
On View
Not on viewJoyce Wieland is legendary for her contribution to the development of contemporary visual arts in Canada. Initially a painter and filmmaker, she also used media traditionally associated with women, such as embroidery, quilts and sewn fabric. Puerco De Navidad (literally Christmas Pork) is comprised of sheets of brightly coloured plastic, stuffed and hand-stitched, creating a combination of personal imagery and ready-made objects found in her Hispanic neighbourhood in New York.
Wieland’s time living in New York from 1962 to 1971 heightened her awareness of Canadian culture and politics. Concerns with what constitutes Canadian culture, the impact of confederation, and gender inequality are often repeated in her quilts, films, paintings and assemblages.
Wieland’s time living in New York from 1962 to 1971 heightened her awareness of Canadian culture and politics. Concerns with what constitutes Canadian culture, the impact of confederation, and gender inequality are often repeated in her quilts, films, paintings and assemblages.
