Textile art and subversiveness of an artist-craftswoman: an interview with Jessica Costa

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5965.25944630932025e7575

Keywords:

textile art, artist-craftswoman, gender, subversiveness, tufting

Abstract

The interview conducted with artist-craftswoman Jessica Costas reveals a journey marked by a practice that challenges the boundaries between art and craft through textile materiality. The artist discusses how her work, grounded in tufted tapestry, incorporates manual gestures into aesthetic elements and reflects on the historical stigmas associated with textile materiality. She also addresses the relationship between gender, symbolic hierarchies, and the subversion of feminine norms. Jessica reflects on her presence on social media, the tension involving artificial intelligence in the arts, and the centrality of sensorial experience in her work. Her nomination for the international LOEWE FOUNDATION Craft Prize 2025, as the only Latin American representative, symbolizes the strength of her production and the recognition of a language that redefines textile art in the contemporary context.

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Author Biography

Sarah Suyama Aniceto, Universidade de São Paulo

Master’s student in Textile and Fashion in the Graduate Program in Textile and Fashion at the University of São Paulo (2024). Bachelor's degree in Textile and Fashion from the School of Arts, Sciences, and Humanities at the University of São Paulo (2019), where she served as a student representative for the Textile and Fashion program for three years (2015-2018). Since 2018, she has been working in the product management field for major brands, specializing in national and imported procurement, with experience in both raw materials and finished products.

References

COSTA, Jessica. Que eles te ouçam, 2022. Tapeçaria em tufagem manual, fios de lã natural. Zipper Galeria.

COSTA, Jessica. Sobejos III, 2023. Tapeçaria em tufagem manual, fios de lã natural. Moldura de madeira. Thyssen-Bornemisza Museo Nacional de Madrid, 2025.

COSTA, Jessica. Série Sobejos, 2024. Tapeçaria em tufagem manual, fios de lã natural. Zipper Galeria.

REIMAN, Karen Cordero. Intervenções suaves: cumplicidades entre arte e mídia têxtil. In: SESC Pinheiros. Transgressões do Bordado na Arte. São Paulo, 2020. Catálogo de Exposição.

SIMIONI, Ana Paula Cavalcanti. Na Altura dos Olhos - Jessica Costa. In: Na Altura dos Olhos, 2024, São Paulo. Folder da exposição. São Paulo: Galeria Zipper, 2024.

Published

2025-10-01

How to Cite

ANICETO, Sarah Suyama. Textile art and subversiveness of an artist-craftswoman: an interview with Jessica Costa. Revista de Ensino em Artes, Moda e Design, Florianópolis, v. 9, n. 3, p. 1–25, 2025. DOI: 10.5965.25944630932025e7575. Disponível em: https://www.revistas.udesc.br/index.php/ensinarmode/article/view/27575. Acesso em: 3 oct. 2025.