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September 17, 2018 In Art, Textile Art

Alex Friedman

  

 

For anyone who has tried tapestry weaving the anticipation and excitement of cutting the tapestry off the loom after days, weeks, months or even years of weaving never ceases to be a memorable event. Here is Alex Friedman’s tapestry Shift being woven with the cartoon behind, and then waiting to be finished, which involves dealing with the long strands of wool, hemming and preparing the tapestry to be hung.

To find out more about Alex visit her profile page or visit www.alexfriedmantapestry.com

September 10, 2018 In Art, Textile Art

Jacquard Tapestry Exhibition

 

From top left: Gypsy Fortune Teller, Kehinde Wiley, 2007; Guernica, Hank Willis Thomas, mixed media (sports jerseys) 2017;  Mask Series, Havana, Alexandre Arrechea, 2016; Tra la terra e il cielo (between heaven and earth) Alighiero Boetti

‘Nomadic Murals; Contemporary Tapestries and Carpets’, is a fantastic exhibition showing over 40 tapestries and carpets from different artists. All of the work is original, not just copied from existing paintings.  Rather like the ancient tradition where artists designed historical tapestries that were then woven by artisans, the artists haven’t woven their tapestries but they’ve been made in collaboration with studios using mainly the Jacquard weaving processes. The resulting exhibition has a breadth of styles, colours and subjects that is a wonderful refection of what contemporary textiles can be.

Nomadic Murals; Contemporary Tapestries and Carpets is on view from April 24th – October 21st 2018 at the Boca Raton Museum of Art,

www.bocamuseum.org/nomadic-murals. 

 

September 3, 2018 In Art, Textile Art

Marta Santos in her studio

    

Marta Santos lived in Madrid until the early 1990s and then in Paris, New York and Toulouse before settling in Marseille in the South of France.

If you are in the area in late September take a visit to her inspiring workshop which is open on September 28,29,30 as part of the OAA 20th edition in Marseille.

For more information visit  www.marta-santos.com

 

August 20, 2018 In Art, Textile Art

Weaving New Worlds exhibition

           

Credits from top left: Ripples and Ribes by Jennie Moncur; New World by Jilly Edwards; Kim by Pat Taylor; The Challenge by Caron Penney; Reflections On the Other Side by Miyuki Tatsumi; Brittle, Little and The Brutal Truth by Tonje Hoydahl Sorli; Regeneration by Barbara Heller.

 

I’ve wanted to visit the William Morris Gallery in Walthamstow London since it opened in 2012 and it exceeded expectations. Housed in the beautiful Georgian house that William lived in from 1834 – 1896 it features a comprehensive history of his stunning work that covered everything from wallpaper, tiles, stained glass and embroidery.  The collection shows how influential he still is today and his adage “have nothing in your house that you do not know to be useful or be beautiful,” is particularly relevant and still regularly quoted.

Another reason to visit is the ‘Weaving New Worlds,’ exhibition which is on display until 23rd September. Curated by Lesley Millar 16 tapestries by different women artists cover themes such as urban decay, the New York grid system and drunk driving. My only slight criticism is I don’t really see why the artists have to be women, it could have been non gender specific. Apart from that to see so many high quality pieces in one room is such a rarity and I can’t recommend it highly enough.

Weaving New Worlds is on until 23rd September and is open Wed – Friday 10am – 5pm and is free.

 

July 2, 2018 In Art, Textile Art

Anne Stabell

Above: Anne Stabell and her tapestry Symbiosis (Lichen)

 

Anyone who reads this blog regularly will know I’m particularly passionate about tapestry weaving so I’m thrilled to feature Anne Stabell. So much tapestry weaving is done in wool it is brilliant to see an artist who uses another medium too. Anne uses nylon as well as wool so her tapestries are partly transparent. This contrast between the solid wool and the fine nylon gives her art a delicate quality that is also strong, a bit like the nature that inspires it. See her page on this site for more of her beautiful work, or visit www.annestabell.no 

 

 

June 25, 2018 In Art, Textile Art

Shuying Wang and Madeleine Wright

       

Left: Safety Net by Madeleine Wright.     Right: Uncanny by Shuying Wang

 

I’ve often said that the beauty of textiles as a medium is the sheer diversity of what can be created. The final two artists chosen for our graduate showcase illustrate this perfectly. Madeleine Wright explores social issues through her work and Safety Net aims to raise awareness of Charles Thompson’s mission which was founded in 1892 and still helps people today offering them a ‘safety net’.

Shuying Wang uses colour, tension and different yarns to embody the creativity of knit, while exploring the concept of human environmental connections.

Visit our graduate showcase to see more.