Out of all my samples these 10 are the ones I like so far. I am
still in the process of sampling. I am still tossing up ideasabout my final
piece. At this stage I am thinking it will be a tapestry that has been rubbed
back and then also burnt, if I decide to use wool. I did ask to borrow a
weaving loom but there were none available so that is why I have gone
totapestry. I much prefer to do something that changes the structure of the fabric
instead of staining and mark making.In my samples I have used cotton,
silk/cotton, crepe bandage, bark from a palm tree which I have tried burning,
rusting,rubbing back, bleaching. The tapestry samples I have bleached, burnt
and rubbed back with a broken brick.In other samples I have not included here
have been cotton buried in mud for 1 week and 2 weeks, Other
bleachings,rubbings, tearing and I also got my kids to draw on some fabric.
Other ones include cleaning the kitchen floor with a piece of cotton plus a
curry stained piece and and ink stained piece. What I had in mind if I was to
destroy first and then create was to twine the fabric into a vessel. The issue
was that the destruction could not be really seen when the fabricwas twisted
around or was then too fragile to do so.
Megan I really like the idea of using tapestry as your creative form! I like your idea of making a woven form and then destroying it by pulling away at the weave to expose the warp or ‘skeleton’ of the piece. The sample of the bandage looked really effective when pulled apart and torn as the fibres looked so delicate.
ReplyDeleteMaybe you should try avoiding burning your tapestry piece as this takes away the beauty of the woven pattern. I think it would look more effective if you sand papered or frayed the fabric to expose the warp, as this will still maintain the colour.
Megan, I love how your samples have progressed! You have done alot of work since we last spoke! I really like the direction you have taken with the weaving as the process of destruction and creation can really be exposed through this technique. I see that you have written that you would prefer to do a form of deconstruction that changes the form of the sample rather than one that just alters the colour. I think this is good that you have an idea of what kind of deconstruction you want to do - now what I would recommend is that you take this technique of creation (weaving) and your method of destruction (let's say rubbing/tearing) and try to stick within these limitations. I only suggest this as I think it would be really interesting to have a connection and similarity within the progression of your experiments as this would make your final work a more direct goal and therefore easier to reach.
ReplyDeleteMegan,
ReplyDeleteI really love your samples. There's such a wide range and so many interesting outcomes. I like the process your engaging with and I think its quite relevant to work you've done before. I would be interested in seeing the reverse of this idea, that is, creating a twined vessel and then destroying it, as that would remedy your issues with fabric being too fragile or not being able to see the destruction.
-Dominika.