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December 1, 2004 - March 1, 2005
In our current show we've brought together five artists from Great Britain
to give you a sense of the experimentation and innovation being done in Fiber
Art across the Pond. Michael Brennan-Wood combines found objects
with computer-generated embroidery. He explains that the resulting explosion of
color and pattern "reference spatial and geometric orientations found in
early stitched and woven historical textiles." In contrast to Brennan-Wood's
tightly organized constructions, Clare Churchouse's installations are loosely
organized, three-dimensional drawings that affect our perception of space. She
chooses the everyday and ephemeral to evoke memories and common experience. Jac
Scott's domestic sculptures are both humorous and social commentary. In much
of her work she re-functionalizes the detritus of urban life. Thus plastic carrier
bags become sofas, newspapers become chairs and dyed tampons morph into a dialogue
on waste from the female perspective. Naomi Vincent's work alludes
to function, referencing sturdy marine objects while maintaining a fragile, almost
delicate appearance. Working in dialogue with the sea, Vincent's exquisite floating
sculptures belie the deliberately crafted forms of her boatbuilding background. Ok
cheerio, off for a cuppa
enjoy the show!
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WASN'T BORN TO FOLLOW 2004 90 x 90 x 12 cm Embroidered
flowers, acrylic, metal, glass, fabric on wood panel $8600
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WASN'T BORN TO FOLLOW - detail
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BURNT SUGAR 2004 90 x 90 x 12 cm Embroidered flowers,
acrylic, metal, glass, fabric on wood panel $7900
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BURNT SUGAR - detail
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CRYSTALLIZED MOVEMENTS 2003-4 90 x 90 x 10 cm Embroidered
flowers, acrylic, wire, fabric, sand, toy soldiers, glass on wood panel NFS
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CRYSTALLIZED MOVEMENTS - detail
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WORLD OF ECHOES 2004 85 x 215 x 10 cm Embroidered flowers,
acrylic, metal, glass, collage, fabric on wood panel $14200
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CLONED IMMACULATE 2003-4 90 x 90 x 12 cm Embroidered
flowers, acrylic, wire, fabric, sand, glass on wood panel NFS
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GILT TRIP - PRIVATE NO 2004 46 x 46 x 7 cm Embroideredy
flowers, acrylic, wire, fabric, glass, collage on wood panel $3700
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SPACES THAT PEOPLE INHABIT (IN PLAN) 2003 plexiglass, photographs,
plastic tubing, sink drain, paper cups, pnecil, paper, carpet, imitation wood
grain paper, wood & brackets. approx. 22' x 9' x 6' Photo credit: Hermann
Feldhaus
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SPACES THAT PEOPLE INHABIT (IN PLAN) - detail
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CASE STUDY HOUSE #1 2002 plexiglass, photograph, plastic
flowers, plastic chocolates, plastic tubing, paper, wire, paper plate, imitation
water & wood grain paper, wood & brackets. 166 x 155 x 37 cm Photo
credit: Stefan Hagen
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RUMPLESTILTSKIN 2002 Plexiglass, photograph, plastic, plastic
tubing, rubber tubing, wire, wool, cotton, paper plates, paper cups, fake fur,
imitation water and wood grain paper, wood, stone & brackets. 220 x 220
x 62 cm Photo credit: Stefan Hagen
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WEAR NOT, WANT NOT 2001 250 x 113 x 90 cm Recovered
industrial felt, scrap textile pieces, waste upholstery foam sheet, old boucle
upholstery piping, latex adhesive, corks and thread. Location: WCF Alympas
Factory, Aspatria NFS
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ARE YOU SITTING COMFORTABLY? 2001 226 x 128 x 122 cm 10,000
recycled plastic carrier bags, plastic sheeting from roll ends, waste wadding,
recovered upholstery foam sheeting and piping, and thread. Location: WCF Alympas
Factory, Aspatria NFS
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SHOP TIL YOU DROP 2001 142 x 110 x 78 cm waste sheet
upholstery foam, old plastic carrier bags, washing line, plumbing pipe, milk bottle
tops. Location: WCF Alympas Factory, Aspatria NFS
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OPPOSING VIEWS 2001 170 x 160 x 80 cm Recycled newspapers,
redundant cardboard tubes, old upholstery foam piping, plastic carrier bags, acrylic
paint, PVA adhesive, wire and circuit joints. Location: WCF Alympas Factory,
Aspatria NFS
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PERSONAL BAGGAGE COLLECTION - RUCKSACK 2003 153 x 109 x
120 cm redundant cardboard and packaging, PVA adhesive, bolts, wheels, scrap
timber, old bag cord, discarded faulty tape. Location: Smurfitt Recycling Facility NFS
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PERSONAL BAGGAGE COLLECTION - EVENING BAG 2003 196 x 114
x 38 cm recycled, crushed glass, old wood, discarded upholstery piping, textile
and leather scraps, plastic tubing, rivets, Unibond glass adhesive. Location:
Cumbria Crushing and Recycling Ltd, Workington, Cumbria NFS
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PERSONAL BAGGAGE COLLECTION - PLASTIC CARRIER BAG 2003 210
x 180 x 16 cm 2386 old plastic carrier bags, plastic sheet, timber frame, paint NFS
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SHOCKING 'GIRLS JUST WANT TO HAVE FUN 2001 115 x 104 x 4.5
cm dyed tampons, ribbon, wooden frame NFS
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SEA TENTS 1997 16' x 4' per tent Douglas fir, fibre glass
and cotton
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SEA LIGHT 1996 4' diameter Steam bent Ash and parachute
silk, with internal light source
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WAVE BUOY (One of a flotilla of five) 1999 15' tall plume:
Ash and Fibre glass buoy: Steam bent Ash and Canvas Keel: Fibre glass (underwater
sand filled)
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UNTITLED 2002 8'x1' Iroko, oak and Fibre glass
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FEATHER 2001 9'x1' Iroko, oak and Fibre glass
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LIMPET 2001 16' diameter, 2' height Oak, Fibre glass
and Linen thread
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HONESTY 2003 4' above water Cedar, Fibre glass and Linen
thread
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