Monday, 9 February 2015

2.2.8 (SELF) Weaving inspiration

Liliya Sotirova

Sotirova have influenced me in this choice. Although both of there work done not inspire fully there are strong elements that I am keen to incorporate and consider while making my samples, for example Osterkamp's use of proportions is delightful (Below). I am fond of the way she uses concentrated sections of texture which is balanced by even larger sections of plain weave. When making my samples I would like to focus on this textured “busy” section and then add the plain section during the visualization process.


Liliya Sotirova's work its self dose not appeal to me, what dose makes her work so inspiring is her use of yarns and most importantly her presentation. The way she uses monofilament and thin fine yarns to make the most of her samples is truly amazing (Above). Exhibiting most of her pieces is a natural environment, the fine yarns makes them seem almost part of the surroundings yet foreign at the same time. The piece that stood out most for me was "Whenever" as its constant interaction with the atmosphere makes a new piece appear almost every moment, this interaction with surroundings through either placement or simply yarn is something I would like to explore within my own sampling.

Peggy Osterkamp

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