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  • Textiles: Some Visible and Invisible Connections in Contemporary Visual Art Installation Practice

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    Lawrence, Kay
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    Lawrence, Kay
    Year published
    2011
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    Abstract
    The essay explores the 'visible' and/or 'invisible' connections between textiles and viewers in contemporary visual art practice, focussing on direct links between the materiality and language of textiles. Textiles encompass both culture specific and trans-cultural language and meaning. Cloth is with us every day from birth to death, in all cultures. Rich symbolism arises from textile omnipresence in the everyday: domestic, functional, decorative, historic, ritual. Textiles aid representation of personal narratives through the relationship between textiles, garments, the body. Acting catalytically, textiles can evoke ...
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    The essay explores the 'visible' and/or 'invisible' connections between textiles and viewers in contemporary visual art practice, focussing on direct links between the materiality and language of textiles. Textiles encompass both culture specific and trans-cultural language and meaning. Cloth is with us every day from birth to death, in all cultures. Rich symbolism arises from textile omnipresence in the everyday: domestic, functional, decorative, historic, ritual. Textiles aid representation of personal narratives through the relationship between textiles, garments, the body. Acting catalytically, textiles can evoke memories and stimulate multiple sensory receptors. This contextualises personal, idiosyncratic responses with varying levels of conscious engagement.
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    Journal Title
    Oculus: Postgraduate Journal for Visual Arts Research
    Volume
    2011
    Issue
    3
    Publisher URI
    http://www.hums.canterbury.ac.nz/arth/oculus/
    Copyright Statement
    © 2011 Oculus. The attached file is reproduced here in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher. Please refer to the journal's website for access to the definitive, published version.
    Subject
    Fine Arts (incl. Sculpture and Painting)
    Publication URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/10072/43250
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