Material Difference : Soft Sculpture and Wall Works

by Ullrich, Polly

• ISBN13: 9780295986753
• ISBN10: 0295986751
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-02-28
• Publisher: Univ of Washington Pr

Summary

Today there are no limits to what are appropriate materials to use in art making. In this richly-illustrated book sculptures of the human form constructed of thread, sticks, cantaloupe peels, and beads are pictured. Interiors of five collectors' homes are presented showing the pleasure and comfort the owners derive from living with their handsome, provocative, even surreal possessions. It is art that invites touching. Polly Ullrich delighted in finding art-historical precedents for the objects produced between the mid-twentieth to the early 21st centuries by an international group of creators whose work has been accepted into private and public collections in the Midwest and around the world. The artists represented mined (and modified) traditional techniques from fields outside painting and sculpture, especially textile arts. Crocheted thread, twisted wire, embroidered drawings, woven hangings, stapled photographs, zippered wood, epoxied burlap, and knotted maps are used in some of the pieces selected. A diverse palette of animal products are employed including: exotic feathers, human hair, fish skin, hog casing, and egg shells.Material Differenceis essential for the art connoisseur (collector, critic, curator, scholar, historian, student, dealer, artist), textile professional, and interior designer.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. 6
Foreword	p. 7
A Most Profound Enchantment: Fibrous Materials in Midwest Art Collections Polly Ullrich	p. 8
Lurcat, Lausanne, Lodz and the Rise of Fiber Art Camille J. Cook	p. 14
Gallery
Different Materials	p. 18
Drawing with a Needle	p. 23
Transparent Expressions	p. 27
Thinking Outside the Loom	p. 31
Redefining the Quilt	p. 35
The Human Presence	p. 40
Polish Pioneers	p. 45
Dysfunctional Vessels	p. 50
Wall Works	p. 53
Sculpture: Soft and Solid	p. 58
Domestic Dimensions	p. 62
Living with Art
Embracing the Oriental Aesthetic	p. 68
An 1885 City Home	p. 70
A Fifties Split Level	p. 72
International Style in the Suburbs	p. 74
Built to Stand Centuries	p. 76
Appendix
Checklist	p. 80
Artist Index	p. 86
North American Museums with Contemporary Fiber Art Collections	p. 89
Colophon and Photo Credits	p. 91
Resource Patrons	p. 92
About Friends of Fiber Art International	p. 94
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