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was shown in New York, NY by DCKT Contemporary. Piñeres’ needlepoint artwork depicted nude figures with a combination of attention-grabbing graphics of pinball machine playfields. Piñeres’ needlepoint artwork created a sexual and playful atmosphere by combining both the nude figures and pinball
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Piñeres uses several different techniques including gathering imagery from vintage magazines, digital collages with images collected from the internet, and her own photographs. After some manipulation, the images are embroidered by fusing traditional needlework techniques ranging from a simple
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argued, that this is where Piñeres’ makes her connection – the idea that both pursuits are those fundamentally concerned with luck and chance. Piñeres exploits the kitsch status of needlepoint to make a vague statement on contemporary society.
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