Yann Gerstberger

Yann Gerstberger
Cagnes-sur-Mer, France, 1983
Lives and works in Mexico City, Mexico

Gerstberger’s series of textile tapestries depict narratives inspired by patterns found in Mexican popular culture, art history and nature. These works are produced with an original technique conceived by the artist: he glues fibers of cotton (mops, originally) on vinyl to form colorful surfaces, mixed with industrial fabric, preferably patterned or textured that he finds in markets in the city. The cotton fibers are dyed by hand, using a mixture of natural mexican dyes such as cochineal, and industrial ones like Citocol, the most basic dye that can be found in the supermarket. Yann Gerstberger builds through his tapestries/paintings a vernacular vocabulary referencing the Fábulas Pánicas of Jodorowsky, the fantasy of the tropical seen from Europe, post graffiti and the history of abstraction and its repertoire of ambiguous and mystical shapes.

Cagnes-sur-Mer, Francia, 1983

Vive y trabaja en Ciudad de México, México

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Las series de tapices textiles de Yann Gerstberger representan narrativas inspiradas en patrones de la cultura popular mexicana, la historia del arte y la naturaleza. Estas obras se producen con una técnica original concebida por el artista: pega fibras de algodón (mopas, originalmente) sobre vinilo para formar superficies coloridas, mezcladas con telas industriales, preferiblemente estampadas o texturizadas, que encuentra en los mercados de la ciudad. Las fibras de algodón se tiñen a mano, utilizando una mezcla de tintes naturales mexicanos como la cochinilla, y tintes industriales como Citocol, el tinte más básico que se encuentra en el supermercado. A través de sus tapices/pinturas, Gerstberger construye un vocabulario vernáculo que hace referencia a las Fábulas Pánicas de Jodorowsky, la fantasía de lo tropical visto desde Europa, el post-graffiti y la historia de la abstracción y su repertorio de formas ambiguas y místicas.

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I Piss a Camel Bearing a Pope, 2024

Textile collage

110 1/4 x 94 1/2 in

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Puesto 333, 2019

Textile collage

110 1/4 x 98 3/8 in

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A Cemetery At Dusk, 2019

Textile collage

110 1/4 x 98 3/8 in

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PPP Amazonia, 2020

Textile, climbing rope and industrials steel eyelets

102 3/8 x 354 3/8 in

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Yann Gerstberger | PPP Amazonia, 2020

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