Hessie

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Hessie
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Hessie in Hérouval in the 60's
Born(1936-04-17)17 April 1936
Died9 October 2017(2017-10-09) (aged 81)
Other namesCarmen Lydia Đurić
Citizenship Montenegrin
OccupationTextile artist
Spouse(s) Dado
Children5

Carmen Lydia Đurić (17 April 1936 – 9 October 2017), known by her artist name Hessie, was a Cuban textile artist who lived in France from 1962 until her death. [1] [2] Her creative work was mainly focused on embroidery using fabrics, although she also used the technique of collage with waste materials.

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Early life and education (1936–1962)

After leaving her birthplace of Santiago, Cuba, [3] she spent some time in New York with her two children, Yasfaro and Domingo, to work as a model, [4] where she met Montenegrin artist Dado (né Miodrag Đurić), three years her senior, and a protégé of French artist Jean Dubuffet. Carmen and Dado fell in love and married. The couple returned together to France and set up home in a converted mill in a small village outside of Paris. and settled with him in rural Normandy in 1962. [2] [3] Together they raised five children.

She did not attend any art school and developed her own creative technique as early as 1956 with materials that were both affordable and easily available. Fabrics and textile cuts were materials she used from the beginning.

Hessie, "Grillage Tubino 4834", 1975-76. Set of three blue thread embroideries on unbleached cotton, 104 x 82 cm. Hessie, "Grillage Tubino 4834".jpg
Hessie, "Grillage Tubino 4834", 1975–76. Set of three blue thread embroideries on unbleached cotton, 104 x 82 cm.

Active years in France (from 1962)

Embroidery constituted the major part of Hessie's practice, but her work – which has attracted renewed attention in recent years – embraces a broader scope than is at first apparent. Cuba-born but based in France since 1962, Hessie developed her signature practice from the 1970s on: seductive, rigorous compositions of abstract and geometric motifs in white or coloured cotton thread on unbleached cotton canvas.

More infrequently, her works feature stitched-on buttons, holes, or typewritten letters dispersed across the fabric support, together with collages of objects or materials on paper. Her repetitive techniques are the basis for a strict formal repertory, expressed in series of works with functional, descriptive titles: Grillages (grid forms), Bâtons pédagogiques (teaching sticks), Végétation or Machines à écrire (typewriters). [5]

Hessie "Boutons bleus", 1974-75 Grey and blue buttons sewn on unbleached cotton, 165 x 295 cm. Hessie, "Boutons bleus".jpg
Hessie "Boutons bleus", 1974–75 Grey and blue buttons sewn on unbleached cotton, 165 x 295 cm.

Hessie died in Pontoise, France [6] on 9 October 2017 at the age of 81.

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References

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  2. 1 2 "Dado biography". Dado.virtual.museum. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
  3. 1 2 "Hessie - Centre Pompidou". Centrepompidou.fr. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
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  6. "L'artiste Hessie est décédée". Cnewsmatin.fr (in French). Retrieved 10 October 2017.