April
Garcia
Diving In
2020, Fabric, fiberfill, wire, concrete, found soft toy, 11 x 12.5 x 6 in
April
Garcia
Wild and Free
2020, Fabric, fiberfill, wire, concrete, vinyl toy, 8 x 10.5 x 5 in
April
Garcia
Por Un Amor
2020, Fabric, fiberfill, wire, concrete, found soft toys, 19 x 27 x 13.5 in
April
Garcia
Cabeza de Cucuy
2020, Sequined fabric, yarn scraps, wire, concrete, thread, 8.5 x 13 x 6.5 in
April
Garcia
Little Darlin
2019, Fabric, fiberfill, concrete, wire, 8 x 10 x 5 in
April
Garcia
My Little Biomorphic Pony
2019, Fabric, fiberfill, vinyl toys, concrete, wire, 7 x 10 x 5 in
Greetings Video
Visual artist, April Garcia will be presenting her solo exhibit, My Little Biomorphic Pony, featuring her recent soft sculpture series at Collection Rert. Sculpture works inside the gallery will be viewable from the outside through a gallery window. In addition, an outdoor installation created by the collaborative superpowers between April Garcia and Amanda Jones named Fort Rasquache.
Soft Sculpture Pencil with April Garcia
In this fun art project, participants will create a soft sculpture pencil topper. This art project is inspired by April Garcia's soft sculpture style and process. Using poms, pencils, and glue, participants will be guided by April to create a colorful little soft sculpture on top of a pencil.
Soft Sculpture with April Garcia
In this video, April Garcia shares her soft sculpture process and shows you how to make your very own soft sculpture work of art.
Soft Sculpture art doll with April Garcia
In this video, April Garcia walks you through her soft sculpture process and leads you to create your very own soft sculpture art doll.
Make a Soft Sculpture doll with April Garcia
In this live stream event, April Garcia will lead you through the process of making your very own soft sculpture art doll.
Soft Sculpture workshop with April Garcia
In this live stream event, April Garcia will lead you through her soft sculpture process and show you how she creates her one of a kind soft sculpture artwork.
April Garcia
Collection Rert
2608 Rogers Ave
B
April Garcia
Collection Rert
My Little Biomorphic Pony
2608 Rogers Ave
B
April Garcia
Collection Rert
Fort Rasquache
2608 Rogers Ave
B
About the Artist
April Garcia (b. 1978 in San Benito, TX) is an Austin based artist who loves to create soft sculpture art. Using fabric, fiber-fill, needle, and thread, she sews her fabric pieces by hand or with a machine. She sews colorful fabric shapes, attaching one to another until the bulging pieces are balanced with color and pattern. April enjoys allowing her sculptures to grow organically when she is creating and she allows her soft sculptures to morph into what they want to be. Her biomorphic soft sculpture work has an organic abstract look that resembles shapes found in nature or even something that might grow on another planet. She has been creating and exhibiting her art in Austin for twenty years and has several sculpture art pieces in the permanent collection of the Mexic Arte Museum.
Artist Statement
I would describe my work as being soft sculpture/found object with an affinity for abstraction and minimalism. I create soft colorful shapes, multiply them, and reconfigure the pieces by sewing them together to combine and transform them into a larger soft sculpture piece. My soft sculpture work is colorful, psychedelic, and playful.
The Austin Studio Tour is a program of Big Medium.
