In the front section of the gallery there is a case studies area where you are allowed to take photos of the work displayed. I found this section quite interesting because most of it was to do with textiles, and I especially liked looking at the old embroidery pieces.
The printed colour ways were created by an artist names Paul Nash who promoted the marriage of fine art and design by treating textiles in the same way as his paintings. I found it interesting to see how the feel of the pattern changes with the use of different colour ways.
This was a really interesting woven piece by Maria Eugenia Davila and Eduardo Portillo who are said to be at the forefront of contemporary weaving. This piece is made out of silk, Moriche palm fibres and wool from the Andean mountains, dyed with indigo, eucalyptus and cochineal, and hand woven in triple weave. They have used traditional materials in combination with new weaving technologies which I think makes you reconsider how old and new techniques can compliment each other.
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| Guardian -2006 |
I found this piece so intriguing because you can really appreciate the tediousness of the work as it is a large piece of work, and as it is all done by hand I think it is clear that a lot of commitment and time has gone into creating something designed to be aesthetically pleasing.
These other woven pieces I also found to be really interesting because they are a lot different to what you would usually expect woven fabric to look like. The 3D piece I found to be extremely innovative because I would usually expect a woven piece to be flat tapestry so as I have never seen anything like this before, I felt quite drawn to this piece. This piece has really made me reconsider what a weave is expected to look like, they are considered to be neat and quite regimented, made out of vertical and horizontal threads, however this is piece looks tangled and messy, which is I think represents a really alternative take on the concept of a woven piece of work.
I thought the use of different textures in this piece was quite eye catching and I like the way there are so many different textures used in one space. The aspect I find most attention grabbing is the use of finer thread with the thicker pieces of fabric that appear to be suspended, or floating around the picture.
