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Monthly Archives: March 2011
Sheila Hicks: 50 Years
Being a textile blog, I would be remiss to not mention this show. THIS retrospective almost requires a trip back to Philadelphia. Sheila Hicks is a Sculptor working in the medium of Fiber. She took a wrapping technique that I … Continue reading
Posted in Art, craft, Textiles
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Sol Lewitt: Recent Installations
I’ve been an uncomfortable fan of Sol Lewitt ever since I discovered him in college. I’d pour through his catalogs and books, enjoying the way he created systems and worked them through to the end. The books were intimate looks … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Art, craft, pattern, site specific
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Noiz Architects: Honeycomb!
I want to play with this honeycomb furniture/art/textile/construction by Noiz Architects. This was designed and constructed for the lobby of Le Méridien Taipei in Taiwan. It is the corporate mandate of Le Méridien to attract the ‘creative guest’ and this … Continue reading
Posted in 3d textile, Architecture, Art, craft, design, engineering, structure, Textiles
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Sayed Alavi: Flying Carpet
Sayed Alavi’s Flying Carpet installation at the Sacramento Airport combines many things that excite me: Mapping, Textiles and a good play on words. I also imagine that it elicits a certain sense of vertigo in the right mindset. More here: … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, carpet, Customization, design, Landscape, site specific, Textiles
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Tara Donovan: Constructed Surfaces Volumes and Landscapes
Tara Donovan manipulates mundane materials into massive constructions, landscapes and volumes that transcend the material they are created from. Paper plates, plastic cups, pencils and the like become the individual motifs of a larger naturalistic pattern.
Posted in Art, constructed surface, Landscape, pattern, structure
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