[Past Winners] 2009 | 2007
| 2006 | 2005
All accepted Wearable Art entries have the opportunity to win multiple special
awards. In 2010 a special award is presented to the People's Choice.
| People's
Choice |
Voted
as the public's favourite during the exhibition. |
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Sponsored by
Pasta Polo |
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Lady Liberty
Camouflaged
Kimberly Andert
South Bend, IN, USA |
2010 Pasta
Polo People's Choice Award |
Fiber-strip
pieced silk dupioni, embroidered cotton, burned and ripped camouflage
netting, vintage ammunition belt
This piece was conceived the morning the US President declared war on
Iraq. I sketched out my emotions and ideas while pondering what future
this decision would bring to our world. I envisioned an 18th century depicting
"Lady Liberty." She has been used as a rallying figure throughout
our country's history, and visages, encouraging citizens to support war
over many generations. Unfortunately, our history has been full of war
and while our lady is wrapped in America's colors, she also wears the
trappings of war camouflage, ammunition belt and the eagle of "freedom."
We are forced to ponder the "liberty" she is representing; is
it really ours, and those we seek to protect?
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