Once Again, Nothing is New
This month, I've been working on some cut stencil resist pieces. Three out of four are keepers. One, goes into the trash bin. I have a friend who has an entire house full of art from my trash bin. Recycling.
Anyway, the critic, who lives across the way, came over for her fifth daily visit and said " Oh those are interesting, they look like mid century modern art. "
The really wasn't my intention. When I began working on these pieces, I was attempting to force myself away from geometrics. I like some order. But after completing twenty some odd pieces in the woven series, with several still sitting in the to do closet, I was weary of straight lines and decided to start working on some curves.
After the critic left I took a good look at the work, and decide that she was, as usual, correct.
There are times when I wish that I'd never seen anyone else's work. I have a mind like a sponge and the memory of an elephant. Sometimes I have reworked and reworked a piece, finally feeling comfortable with it. Only, when I take a step back for a good look, do I realize that I have been attempting to recreate someone else's work that resonated with me.
For just that reason, because there is nothing new, because we are all influenced by what we see, what touches and resonates with us visually, I give praise to all artists who have come before me, and those who walk along beside me. Just to be on the safe side.
Interested in mid 20th Century textile design? Dwell magazine has a slide show on it's site from the exhibit "Art by the Yard: Women Design Mid-Century Britain."
Read more: http://www.dwell.com/slideshows/britains-mid-century-female-designers.
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| Mid century modern fabric from Knoll |
Anyway, the critic, who lives across the way, came over for her fifth daily visit and said " Oh those are interesting, they look like mid century modern art. "
The really wasn't my intention. When I began working on these pieces, I was attempting to force myself away from geometrics. I like some order. But after completing twenty some odd pieces in the woven series, with several still sitting in the to do closet, I was weary of straight lines and decided to start working on some curves.
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| Bows by Josef Frank at Cora Ginsburg LLC (doesn't this look like a contemporary art quilt design?) |
There are times when I wish that I'd never seen anyone else's work. I have a mind like a sponge and the memory of an elephant. Sometimes I have reworked and reworked a piece, finally feeling comfortable with it. Only, when I take a step back for a good look, do I realize that I have been attempting to recreate someone else's work that resonated with me.
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| Marian Mahler |
For just that reason, because there is nothing new, because we are all influenced by what we see, what touches and resonates with us visually, I give praise to all artists who have come before me, and those who walk along beside me. Just to be on the safe side.
Interested in mid 20th Century textile design? Dwell magazine has a slide show on it's site from the exhibit "Art by the Yard: Women Design Mid-Century Britain."
Read more: http://www.dwell.com/slideshows/britains-mid-century-female-designers.
excellent point & beautifully said that "we are all influenced by what we see, what touches and resonates with us visually, I give praise to all artists who have come before me, and those who walk along beside me."
ReplyDeleteLove the Marian Mahler! Jamie
ReplyDeleteThank you Diane. Jamie, I like the Marian Mahler too. There are so many unknown (at least to me), good female designers. I enjoy learning about them and seeing their work.
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