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Photography by Edward C. Robison III.
You are a bumblebee
Photography by Edward C. Robison III.

You are a bumblebee

Artist (born 1971)
Date2015
MediumCrocheted quilts, cross stitch, batting, and lights
Dimensions20 × 20 × 8 in. (50.8 × 50.8 × 20.3 cm)
ClassificationsTextile
Credit LineCourtesy Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, Arkansas
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Label TextJelia Gueramian’s fiber work invites viewers to access their inner child and imagination, finding kinship with animals and insects and their qualities. The central figure is clearly a panda bear, but the title challenges the reality of the depiction. Are we a bumblebee peering out at a panda bear from within a hive? Or are we a small child playing pretend and transforming the world around us?

El arte textil de Jeila Gueramian invita a los espectadores a acceder a su niño interior y a la imaginación, encontrando afinidad con los animales y los insectos, así como sus cualidades. El personaje central es claramente un oso panda, pero el título cuestiona la realidad de la representación. ¿Acaso somos como un abejorro que mira a un oso panda desde una colmena? ¿O somos como un niño pequeño que inventa juegos y transforma el mundo que lo rodea?
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