From the Folk Art Museum Website:
"This exhibition considers three contemporary artists who are inspired by
the history and structure of American quilts but who are neither
inhibited, constricted, nor defined by it. Sabrina Gschwandtner, Luke
Haynes, and Stephen Sollins are keenly aware that a quilt’s very
substance—its remnants, pieces, choices, geometries—is profoundly laden
with meaning. They intentionally seek such emotional and retentive
content in their work, oftentimes through ingenious techniques and by
using unexpected materials such as 16mm film strips or used Tyvek
envelopes. By purposefully reusing experiential elements with relevance
to their own lives and times, they exploit the tension inherent in
historical quilts between function and significance. The three artists
are especially attracted to the rationality and precision of specific
quilt patterns that often have illusive qualities—Tumbling Blocks, Log
Cabin, Sunshine and Shadow, Double Wedding Ring—examples of which, from
the museum’s collection, will also be on view."
Runs from October 1st (tomorrow!) to January 5th.
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