Author(s): Naile Rengin OYMAN
Arpillera (Spanish hessian) is a pictorial applique embroidery symbolizing women's protests against the Pinochet dictatorship (1973-1990). Arpillerists had a wide influence in Chile and internationally, using a traditional and feminine method. The arpillars focused on the disappearance of people and the brutality of the dictatorship, as well as the unemployment, food, housing shortages and daily life problems attributed to the Pinochet regime. This was a kind of protest for collective memory preservation. Many women experienced cognitive redemption through the work they did in the arpillera workshops, creating a method of protest against the Pinochet regime with the textile art they made. The essence of arpillera is creativity, details and recycling. Each process consists of hundreds of small pieces of fabric recycled. Each piece of fabric is cut in the same way and applied to the burlap with ornamental elements and processing techniques to create a three-dimensional artwork. In this study, the history of the pictorial textile documents, which emerged as a women's handicraft especially in Chile, the narrative of resistance in daily life, technical and artistic characteristics of the arpillars will be explained.In this study, the history of the pictorial textile documents, which emerged as a female hand embroidery in Chile, the narrative of resistance in daily life, technical and artistic features of the Arpillars will be explained. Keywords: Arpillera, Textile Design, Appl
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