Gabriel Dawe: Plexus no. 43

Born and raised in Mexico City and now based in Dallas, Texas, Gabriel Dawe works at the intersection of art, craft, and science. In 2010 Dawe began producing the large-scale and highly intricate Plexus installations for which he is best known, and in which he uses thousands of multicolored sewing threads to harness the full color spectrum of light. Each of these installations is meticulously constructed: individual strands of thread are interwoven through a series of hooks to create a unified network—or plexus. The title of the series also refers to networks of blood vessels and nerves. At once ethereal and dynamic, evanescent and corporeal, the constellation of threads that make up the weaving evoke tangible connections between light, architecture, and the body.

All text for this exhibition will be available in both English and Spanish. (Todo los textos de esta exposición estaran disponibles en Inglés y en Español).

Gabriel Dawe (American, b. Mexico, 1973)
Plexus no. 43 , 2023
Thread, painted wood, and steel hooks
Approx. 270 ¼ x 163 ¾ x 333 ¾ in. (H x W x D)
2024.02

Bruce Museum, Purchase made possible with funds provided by Marie and Bill Woodburn. Additional support from Kathleen L. Metinko, Jan Rogers Kniffen and Victoria Kniffen, Heidi Brake Smith and Scott M. Smith, Jennifer and Michael Freitag, John and Susan Hart, Cassaundra and Alexander Karnal, Virginia and Juan Meyer, Deborah Simon, Stephen Corman, Harbor Lights Foundation, Susan and Bill Mahoney, Simone and Andrew McEntire, Julia Nusseibeh, The Charles M. and Deborah G. Royce Exhibition Fund, Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Development, and Connecticut Humanities, 2024.02