Ingrid Mida, “Stephanie”, mixed media, 2012.
May 26 – June 17, 2012
Opening: Saturday, May 26, 2 – 5 p.m.
loop Gallery
1273 Dundas Street West,
Toronto, Ontario, M6J 1X8
(3 doors west of Dovercourt).
T: 416.516.2581
E: loopgallery@primus.ca
http://loopgallery.ca
Hours: Wed – Sat 12 – 5, Sun 1 – 4 p.m.
Loop Gallery is pleased to announce exhibitions by loop member Ingrid Mida entitled Constructions of Femininity.
This latest installation by Ingrid Mida is an exploration of the artifice of feminine dress and identity. This work juxtaposes the extreme silhouettes of the 18th century dress with the armour of the modern day hockey warrior in a whimsical celebration of the power of sport to redefine femininity. Inspired by young women hockey players who display feats of courage, strength and power, hockey equipment has been transformed with feminine signifiers of ribbon, sequins and beading, and then paired with historical silhouettes made from mesh.
Ingrid Mida is a Toronto-based artist, and author of the popular blog Fashion is my Muse! She was the keynote speaker at the Costume Society of America mid-west conference in the fall of 2011 on the topic of “When does Fashion Become Art?” and will speak at the Fashion Tales Conference in Milan in June 2012 on “The Metaphysics of Fashion Blogging.”