This canny engagement with conventions of both sculpture and abstract painting combine to make a twofold case: first, for the powerful familial associations and intelligence born from traditional artist practices embodied by the blankets she chose and, second, for the larger place of such «women's work» of making
handmade textiles as crucial to major debates in Western art's history.
Not exact matches
I have a passion for
textiles and I incorporate vintage silks,
handmade lace, hand woven
textiles as well
as fabrics I have printed myself, working into the fabrics with threads and beads to create a vibrant, opulent medley of textures and colours.»
Save your souvenir shopping for the fair trade Threads of Life boutique, where you'll find vibrant
textiles and
handmade crafts such
as bamboo baskets and fishermen hats.
Weaver is constructing a fictive history for the Black Bottom community using a variety of fake elements:
handmade museum vitrines,
handmade maps and documents of the community, various faux sculptures and
textiles,
as well
as installation and audio components.
This portion of the exhibition — there are three, each with its own curator — was organized by the Chicago artist - gallerist Michelle Grabner, and includes the show's visual and material high point: a central gallery crammed with colorful painting, sculpture, and
handmade objects
as well
as ceramics and
textiles.
Textiles have a long and revered history
as religious, illustrative, and decorative
handmade objects dating back to 10,000 BC.
Craft artists create
handmade objects, such
as pottery, glassware,
textiles, and other objects that are designed to be functional.