Three artists from the Beyond the Surface: Contemporary Artists and Printed Textiles exhibition will discuss their work.
Using various techniques and materials, these artists transform fabric-based prints into meditations on personal, political, and social conditions. Their work expands notions of what a printed textile is and can be within a fine art context, revealing the possibilities for conceptual expression and meaning that uniquely exist in the overlap between media. In Beyond the Surface, each artist delves into the nuances of their conceptual and material concerns, richly contributing to an exhibition-wide dialogue about printed textiles as an expansive mode of contemporary artistic practice.
Emily Dormier’s screen-printing builds layers of images and visual depth through color-separation processes that recall the formation and retention of memory through periods of heightened emotions or trauma.
Inspired by floral wallpaper, Sarah Fairchild’s ornamented prints glow with fluorescent colors and shine from bedazzled crystals and metallic foils to blur the boundaries between what is considered “natural” versus “artificial.”
Krystle Lemonias’ assemblage and wood-block printed textiles explore the integral role that women’s domestic employment contributes towards society, and how these professions are sites of negotiation between class, gender, race, and economic inequity.
The exhibit was curated by Caroline Kipp and is on view at the Schweinfurth Art Center in Auburn, NY from Aug. 31 - Oct. 20, 2024.
Textile Talks features weekly presentations and panel discussions from the International Quilt Museum, Quilt Alliance, Studio Art Quilt Associates, and Surface Design Association. The programs are held online at 2 p.m. Eastern (11 a.m. Pacific) each Wednesday.
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