Textiles - Innovation and
Tradition
Textiles must be one of our oldest art forms, appearing in
all cultures. The 21st century has seen the beginning of a
textile revolution with new fibres, finishings and technologies
which can transform textile design. But the most innovative
contemporary textiles emanate from an assured understanding of both
textile technique and history. Three speakers will talk about their
innovative designs and what they owe to tradition/
Carpets from the Forbidden
Kingdom
Wednesday 26 May
Trained as a weaver at Camberwell College of Art, John returned
to his first love when 9 years ago he began a creative partnership
with Nepalese weavers. Showing examples of the work , he will
follow the wool grown in Tibet, carried by mules to Kathmandu to be
hand spun dyed and woven into his unique designs which has made
real his dream to see his carpet designs from loom to gallery
wall.
John Allen, designer, artist,
teacher
Everybody’s Tribal Colours –
1961to the present
Wednesday 2
June
Susan Collier and Sarah Campbell are textile
designers who believe that good design should be available to all.
They will talk about how they work, creating design from first
ideas and notions through all processes to the High Street; showing
paintings, materials and thematic journeys from their archive,
which has been described as – “a rich vocabulary of pulsating
rhythms and saturated colours”
Susan Collier and Sarah Campbell – Collier
Campbell
Material Evidence-Reinventing
Textiles
Wednesday 23 June
Michael gives an illustrated overview of his
work to date. He is interested in contested areas of visual
practice, Embroidery, Pattern, Lace and most recently traditions of
Floral Textiles. He will be showing examples of exhibition,
commission and public art projects with the emphasis firmly on the
ideas and research behind selected works.
Michael Brennand-Wood, visual artist, curator,
lecturer, arts
consultant
Series of 3 - £25, £20 Friends
Single lecture - £10, £8 Friends
Includes coffee afterward
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