The Architecture of Cloth, Colour and Space
Ptolemy Mann & Anna Glasbrook
Venue: Gloucester Cathedral
Gloucester GL1 2LX
Date: 27 October – 31 December 2012
One Day Symposium Saturday 27 October
Ptolemy Mann is delighted to be showing her exhibition THE ARCHITECTURE OF CLOTH, COLOUR AND SPACE in this exciting venue. The show has been touring around the UK since Dec 2011 and Stroud International Textiles is presenting its final installation amongst the gothic architecture of Gloucester Cathedral.
Ptolemy will be creating new site specific work for the cathedral.
Colour saturated lengths of cloth will wrap columns and Mann’s wall based hand dyed and woven textile artworks will punctuate the cathedral space bringing a colourful softness and geometry to the viewer as they wander through the space. Collaborative furniture pieces by Kristian Stringer and Marina Dragomirova will sit on top of the flagstones alongside Mann’s gem coloured rugs celebrating the longstanding relationship between ecclesiastical architecture and commissioned textiles and objects.
In the cloister grounds and hidden parts of the cathedral the architectural textile artist Anna Glasbrook will reveal her textile art pieces in the wintery light. Anna Glasbrook creates dynamic stitched architectural pieces that vibrate with vivid colour and movement. Using brightly coloured threads, she has developed an innovative and contemporary technique to construct vibrant three-dimensional drawings in space.
It was her determination to create space between the warps while weaving, which led to Anna's unique way of working. Her inspiration always comes from photographic images she takes while exploring the urban and rural environment, translating contours, textures and colours into three-dimensional pieces that investigate space and line
'I like to play with perspective and perception of space, using lines as markers of volume, constructing three dimensional ‘drawings’ that give the impression of solidity and delicacy simultaneously’
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