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June 13, 2016 In Textile Art

Patrizia Polese

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Credits Clockwise from top: Ginko, 2011, iron wires and sisal; Patrizia with Kokoro, Shin and Flies, 2010, iron wires and sisal; Iris, 2016, copper wires, hemp with acrylic paint, Booknapsi, 2013, iron wires, hemp and acrylic paint.

 

Patrizia Polese is a textile artist based in Treviso, Northern Italy. She  weaves on a vertical loom creating tapestries, sculptures and installations. Her handwoven work is “looking for a common language between all things, not only of space and time, but also between human elements, animals and plants. There is no separation between self and environment, everything is ruled by the individual perception through which everything is put together, broken up and connected again,” she explains.

Patizia has exhibited widely including Miniartextile in Venice and France, and currently as part of ‘Women in Design,’ the XXI Triennale di Milano, until 19th February 2017.

www.patriziapolese.com

June 6, 2016 In Art, Textile Art

Barbara Esser & Wolfgang Horn

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Credits: Gras, Red Pins, Textile Installation and Pixel.

 

 

Barbara Esser and Wolfgang Horn are a creative duo based in Dusseldorf. They have worked together since 1993 and have exhibited throughout the world. They come from very different backgrounds, Barbara graduated as a textile designer, while Wolfgang studied architecture. Their different skill sets compliment each other to create a varied portfolio that includes smaller textile work, huge installations and clothes.

They use a wide range of materials including the humble plastic tag that is more commonly used attaching price tags to clothes. “Red Pins,” shows hundreds of red tags transforming a suit, while green versions are used in ‘Gras’.

The pair prefer not to categorise their work, and as such it keeps their boundaries firmly open and flexible. Whether they are producing Barbara’s carefully designed fabrics on her 24 shaft loom that often take over than 100 hours to weave, or creating vast installations, this successful collaboration now in its third decade promises more exciting work to come. For more information check out www.esserhorn.de

May 24, 2016 In Uncategorized

May Newsletter

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Above: Art pieces by Margo Selby

 

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May 16, 2016 In Art, Uncategorized

May exhibition

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Deepa Panchamia at work in her studio in Fiskars, Finland.

[Credits] Malin Bobeck, Margo Selby and Deep Panchamia in their studios]

Our May exhibition shows the diversity of textile art from three very talented artists. Both Malin Bobeck and Margo Selby weave yet the results are incredibly different. Swedish based Malin incorporates fibre optics to create illuminated pieces and interactive installations. Where as Margo weaves geometric art work from her studio in Kent, while also running a successful company specialising in woven fabrics. Geometrics also feature in Deepa Panchima’s ethereal sculptures, where she machine and hand sews fabric into three dimensional forms from her studio in Finland.