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Diné Weaver Venancio Aragón Dyes Wool With Kool-Aid
- Venancio Aragón continues expanding Diné weaving by integrating historic twill techniques with contemporary color theory, redefining the craft.
- ARAGON uses XRF technology in collaborations with Fort Lewis College and museums to study textiles and pesticide treatments.
- His Expanded Rainbow Aesthetic blends natural and synthetic dyes into complex rainbow sequences across up to 300 hues.
- ARAGON emphasizes protecting Diné knowledge and restricts external sharing until community discussions clarify cultural boundaries.
- The artist curates From the Fringes: Diné Textiles that Disrupt, foregrounding ‘aesthetic oddities’ over mainstream regional styles.
- ARAGON’s work engages with LGBTQ+ rights, creating pieces that comment on current social and political climates.
- He links weaving to Diné creation narratives, noting roles of Spider Woman and Spider Man in teaching weaving and balance.
- Aragón emphasizes the Whirling Log and its reclaiming as a positive symbol, separate from Nazi associations.
- From the Fringes curatorial statement frames Diné culture within the context of settler expansion and economic change.
- Aragón highlights the need to include Indigenous counter-narratives to fully understand weaving histories.
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