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Slipstitch threads together the wonders of embroidery in artRead more about the Slipstitch exhibition featuring the works of Moore, Mae Finlayson, David Green, Lucas Grogan, Alice Kettle, Silke Raetze, Demelza Sherwood, Matt Siwerski, Jane Theau, Sera Waters, Elyse Watkins and Ilka White. By news@gippsland - 1st June 2016 - Back to News Several years ago the artist Tim Moore left his pencil case at Heathrow when flying to his new home, Australia. Finding himself minus a pencil case on a long haul flight, he could not sketch on board so he did his first embroidery, using the in-flight sewing kit, on a sick bag.
Slipstitch presents an Australian perspective on the contemporary uptake of embroidery by a new generation of artists.
The exhibition features recent work from Moore, Mae Finlayson, David Green, Lucas Grogan, Alice Kettle, Silke Raetze, Demelza Sherwood, Matt Siwerski, Jane Theau, Sera Waters, Elyse Watkins and Ilka White.
Slipstitch showcases a wide range of works, ranging from incredibly detailed to the expressive gestural, works which include both elaborate and reticent encounters with hand and machine based embroidery. These contemporary works seek to break down preconceptions of the craft by exploring what embroidery can become once it transcends the regularity of pattern and decoration.
Latrobe City Council’s arts director, Dr Mark Themann, said that in recent years contemporary artists in Australia have started to embrace embroidery following the pioneering work of earlier practitioners.
"In 1988 the German artist Rosemarie Trockel mounted a major solo exhibition in the Museum of Modern Art New York. Her paintings were made with woollen thread, using industrial knitting and embroidery machines. She brought this medium and into contemporary art, alongside a poignant engagement with political and feminist issues. Stepping back centuries, embroidery delivered the now famous Bayeux Tapestry and was used as a tool for political narratives.
"Slipstitch aims to introduce a contemporary audience to embroidery’s capacity to engage with the issues and art of our times," Dr Themann concluded.
Slipstitch is a NETS Victoria and Ararat Regional Art Gallery touring exhibition, curated by Dr Belinda von Mengersen and will continue at the Latrobe Regional Gallery until 26 June 2016.
Image Credit: Lucas Grogan, The Universe Quilt, 2013, Cotton thread on laminated cotton cloth. Stitch: straight stitch, seed stitch, satin stitch, French knots, 200cm x 175cm (variable)
Purchased with the assistance of the Robert Salzer Foundation and Ararat Rural City Council, 2013. Ararat Regional Art Gallery Collection. Photographer: Andrew Curtis
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