For someone who just doesn't know that much about fiber arts, the Minnesota Museum of American Art has a great show going on entitled "Repetition and Ritual: New Sculpture in Fiber". Maybe I've never really been drawn to fiber arts because it reminds me of a craft sport like "extreme quilting" that one would create. Nonetheless, take something like fabric and yarn and get out of the box by making it sculptural; allow it to hold its own weight and suddenly, ah-ha, this makes perfect architectural sense.
This piece by Emily Barletta drew me in because of the barnacle like connection to blood cells and vessels. The inspiration of human biology gave her pieces all had a common thread that tied them together (no pun intended). Upon reading her bio you would understand why - how could an artist go through major surgery and not have it influence her work?
Anyways, enough art rambling. Here is the original piece:
And with a few seconds to spare, I was able to get in one more quick sketch of another amazing piece:
And the original:
As always, be sure to check out the work of all the Metro Sketchers as featured on the blog and facebook page.
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