March 1, 2005 - June 1, 2005 Art textiles in the 21st century are a mode of vision, a way of seeing the world, more than a question of what is made or how it is made. This vision is often instinctively infused with love and poetry. In the work of Scandinavian textile artists, certain preoccupations recur: a feel for the open spaces of nature and a yearning for light; traditional techniques, embraced, transcended or flouted; a stylistic flair for linear geometry of great elegance; a sometimes crushing sense of social isolation; a feel for modern technologies; and a dynamic involvement with the architectural setting. In the work of Anna Lindal from Iceland, geography meets art. Star constellations, the smoke emanating from erupting lava, the patterns of rock strata, their patterning and their randomness are mysteriously but convincingly translated into compelling video installations. Weaving is given a contemporary twist by Swedish artist Annika Ekdahl. Exploiting the close connection between pixilated digital techniques and the woven surface, and working from designs which she has manipulated in Photoshop, she creates tapestries of epic proportions and filmic, contemporary nature. Few figurative textile artists anywhere in the world depict the human face with such poignancy as the Finnish weaver Aino Kajaniemi. She writes, "I use old and difficult techniques. In a way, it resembles ballet, where the dance seems easy and light as a feather, but in reality the training and sheer effort is as heavy as lead." The Norwegian artist Gunvor Nervold Antonsen breaks silence by composing texts, embroidering them, projecting fragments using a slide projector on top of her multi-layered hangings. The resulting installations convey a desire for, and a fear of, human communication and interaction. Copenhagen-based textile designer Ingrid Krogh, recipient of prestigious commissions including the Danish Parliament House, works predominantly with what can be described as neon wallpaper, while Oslo based textile artists Wagle & Lovaas are collaborating on the new national Opera House of Oslo with architects Snohetta. Krogh and Wagle & Lovaas' commissioned works provide fascinating examples of a modern system of art patronage as well as extending the textile mode of vision into other materials in a convincing way. We hope that the viewer will find beauty, solace and inspiration within our show. Excerpted from Art Textiles of the World S C A N D I N
A V I A, Telos Publishing. Contact us at mgblock@fiberscene.com
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Anna Lindal | ||||
UNTITLED 1990 stone, thread 20 x 42 x 8 cm | ||||
ALWAYS THERE 2000 wasp, thread 14 x 6 cm | ||||
IN THE BACKYARD 2003 laptop, video as screen saver, coffee cup, linen, sugar, thread 25 x 34 x 25cm | ||||
BORDERS 2000 video installations, domestic objects variable dimensions | ||||
UNTITLED 2001 thread variable dimensions | ||||
VARIATIONS TILBRIGDI 1995 table, tablecloth, coffee set, thread, forks, sugar, photographs variable dimensions | VARIATIONS TILBRIGDI - detail | |||
BORDERS 2000 Video Stills Grìmsfjal Vatnajökull, Iceland volcanic euptions, 1998 | ||||
BORDERS Video Still | ||||
BORDERS Video Still | ||||
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BORDERS Video Still | ||||
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BORDERS Video Still | ||||
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Annika Ekdahl | ||||
THE THEATRE IN THE PARK 2004 Photoshop digital design 300 x 300cm photographer: Annika Ekdahl NFS - Reserved for exhibitions 2005-2008 | THE THEATRE IN THE PARK - detail | |||
THE WEDDING AT QUEENS 2002 tapestry 300 x 300cm photographer: Lena Bengtsson NFS - Reserved for exhibitions 2005-2008 | ||||
THE BAROQUE PARTY 2000 tapestry 320 x 300cm NFS at this time photographer: Annika Ekdahl NFS - Reserved for exhibitions 2005-2008 | THE BAROQUE PARTY - detail | |||
DARLINGS 2003 tapestry 100 x 300cm photographer: Lena Bengtsson NFS - Reserved for exhibitions 2005-2008 | DARLINGS - detail | |||
WE'RE FINE 2003 interactive embroidery 120 x 1000cm photographer: Lena Bengtsson NFS - Reserved for exhibitions 2005-2008 | ||||
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Aino Kajaniemi | ||||
ENCHANTMENT 2002 linen, cotton, wool, hemp, viscose, tapestry 58 x 43cm each photographer: Riitta Järvelä NFS | ENCHANTMENT- detail | |||
A WHILE 2002 linen, cotton, viscose, gold, wool, hemp, tapestry nine pieces, each 30 x 40cm photographer: Rauno Träskelin NFS | ||||
A WHILE 2 2002 linen, cotton, viscose, tapestry 30 x 40 cm photographer: Aino Kajaniemi NFS | ||||
A PARTY 2001 linen, cotton, wool, silk, tapestry 30 x 40cm photographer: Aino Kajaniemi NFS | ||||
LOVE 2001 linen, cotton, viscose, tapestry 30 x 40 cm photographer: Aino Kajaniemi NFS | ||||
BURDEN 1997 linen, cotton, viscose, silk, hair, tapestry 30 x 40 cm photographer: Riitta Järvelä NFS | ||||
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Gunvor Nervold Antonsen | ||||
VENTENDE, I MELLOM (DETAIL) 2003 embroidery on silk 320 x 100 cm photographer: Gunvor Nervold Antonsen $2100 | ||||
DISTURBANCES (DETAIL) 2001 embroidery on silk 300 x 220cm photographer: Gunvor Nervold Antonsen $1300 | ||||
TEXTURED ROOMS 2001 embroidery and projection variable dimensions photographer: Gunvor Nervold Antonsen NFS | ||||
ENTANGLED, ENTRAPPED, ABSORBED ("THREADS OF TRANSGRESSION" SERIES) 2003 embroidery on silk 3 half open circles of 300 x 300cm photographer: Espen Tollefsen $10,200 | ENTANGLED, ENTRAPPED, ABSORBED- detail | |||
A MOMENTARY RESISTANCE (DETAIL, "THREADS OF TRANSGRESSION SERIES) 2003 embroidery on canvas 250 x 340cm photographer: Espen Tollefsen $6200 | ||||
FEATS OF VULNERABILITY (DETAIL, "THREADS OF TRANSGRESSION SERIES) 2003 embroidered bandages variable dimensions photographer: Gunvor Nervold Antonsen $4100 | ||||
TEXTURED ROOMS 2001 embroidery and projection variable dimensions photographer: Gunvor Nervold Antonsen NFS | ||||
WALL-WRITINGS 2004 embroidery on silk 74 x 100cm photographer: Gunvor Nervold Antonsen $450 | ||||
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Ingrid Krogh | ||||
BLUE 2002 woven optical fibres 300 x 250cm Photography: Bent Ryberg NFS | ||||
LIGHTMAIL 2000 woven optical fibres 150 x 800cm Photography: Torben Eskerod NFS | ||||
HOLBEIN (detail) 2002 neon tapestry 200 x 320cm Photography: Kurt Rodahl NFS | ||||
WALL DECORATION, DSB, SOLVGADE, COPENHAGEN 2002 woven stainless steel 250 x 250cm Photography: Torben Eskerod NFS | WALL DECORATION, DSB, SOLVGADE, COPENHAGEN - detail | |||
POLYTICS, WALL DECORATION, FOLKETINGET, THE DANISH PARLIAMENT 2003 neon tapestry 240 x 720cm Photography: Torben Eskerod NFS | ||||
ORNAMENT 2003 neon tapestry 260 x 360cm Photographer: Kurt Rodahl NFS | ||||
ORNAMENT | ||||
ORNAMENT | ||||
ORNAMENT | ||||
ORNAMENT | ||||
ORNAMENT | ||||
POLYTICS, WALL DECORATION, FOLKENTINGET, THE DANISH PARLIAMENT 2003 neon tapestry Photography: Torben Eskerod NFS | ||||
POLYTICS, WALL DECORATION, FOLKENTINGET, THE DANISH PARLIAMENT 2003 neon tapestry | ||||
POLYTICS, WALL DECORATION, FOLKENTINGET, THE DANISH PARLIAMENT 2003 neon tapestry | ||||
POLYTICS, WALL DECORATION, FOLKENTINGET, THE DANISH PARLIAMENT 2003 neon tapestry | ||||
POLYTICS, WALL DECORATION, FOLKENTINGET, THE DANISH PARLIAMENT 2003 neon tapestry | ||||
POLYTICS, WALL DECORATION, FOLKENTINGET, THE DANISH PARLIAMENT 2003 neon tapestry | ||||
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Wagle & Lovaas | ||||
PATTERN TYPESTRY 1994 suits, nylon stockings, blockprint 323 x 325cm photographer: Halvard Haugerud | ||||
SHIMMER 1999 woolen blankets, nylon stockings 170 x 160 photographer: Halvard Haugerud | ||||
NEW OSLO OPERA SKETCH 2004 photographer: Peter Knudsen | ||||
NEW OSLO OPERA MODEL 2004 photographer: Snohetta | ||||
OPERA BOOK photographer: Wagle & Lovaas | ||||
OPERA PATTERN photographer: Wagle & Lovaas |
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