Glimpse

Helena Hernmarck

1974

Wool, linen, weft-faced with discontinuous weft patterning

Minneapolis Institute of Art

Helena Hernmark works in the traditional art of tapestry weaving, but she has honed a unique and revolutionary style during her 40-year career. Born in Sweden, she received a traditional education in Swedish textile production in Stockholm before moving to Montreal, to London, and finally to Connecticut, where she now maintains an active studio. Her approach to imagery, which she calls superrealism, interprets a snapshot of something ordinary at unexpected dimensions, most often using tremendous magnification. The intention is to jolt the viewer into a new frame of reference. The varied texture and complexity of color in Hernmarck's