Unravelling women's art : creators, rebels, & innovators in textile arts
Publisher: London : Supernova Books, 2021Description: 279 pages : illustrations (colour) ; 25 cmISBN:- 9781913641153
- 1913641155
- NK8800-9505.5
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Book | Whitecliffe Library General Shelves | General | NK 8800 HEN (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 0014102 |
Introduction -- Chapter 1: Representation and textile arts -- Interview: Sheena Liam/Times New Romance -- Interview: Michelle Kingdom -- Interview: Jenni Dutton -- Interview: Maryam Ashkanian -- Chapter 2: Textile arts in indigenous cultures -- Interview: Melissa Peter Paul -- Interview: Britta Marakatt-Labba -- Interview: Gina Adams -- Chapter 3: Nature and textile arts -- Interview: Meredith Woolnough -- Interview: Rachel Wright -- Interview: Karin Celestine -- Chapter 4: Politics & textile arts -- Interview: Rachelle Romeo -- Interview: Sophie Neville -- Interview: Diane Weymar - Tiny Pricks Project -- Interview: Betsy Greer -- Chapter 5: Textiles, fashion & wearable art -- Interview: Mariko Kusumoto -- Chapter 6: Textile art & identity -- Interview: Alia Ali -- Chapter 7: Sculpture, installation and display -- Interview: Permindar Kaur -- Interview: Bryony Jennings -- Interview: Ana Teresa Barboza -- Chapter 8: Recycling, upcycling and environmental art - Interview: Vanessa Barragão -- Interview: Kaaarina Kaikkonen -- Interview: Anne Kelly -- Chapter 9: The weird and the wonderful -- Interview: Susie Freeman -- Interview: Annie Taylor - The Profanity Embroidery Group -- 10. Reference & bibliography.
A unique overview of women?s textile art production including embroidery, weaving, soft sculpture and more looking at the extraordinary women who blur the boundaries between fine art and crafts. Includes over 20 interviews with contemporary textile artists, providing insight into their practices, themes and personal motivations.0The author unpicks the threads that link female textile artists and the arts they produce, revealing a global and historic patchwork of assorted roles, identities and representations. Entertaining as well as informative, this book offers a unique overview of female-centric textile art production including embroidery, weaving, soft sculpture and more.