FAIR: Intersect Aspen, August 1-5, 2021
STONELEAF RETREAT is proud to be a cultural partner of Intersect Aspen presenting a large-scale fiber work by 2018 & 2021 alumna Liz Collins & a digital pigment print edition by 2019 alumna Keisha Scarville.
Liz Collins, Phases, 2021, 58.5” x 60.5” x2.5”, Silk, linen, wood
Liz Collins, Phases, 2021, 58.5” x 60.5” x2.5”, Silk, linen, wood: Phases is one of an ongoing series that embody the visceral experience of being alive. An abstract tableau of energy intertwined with the chaos and order of life, phases marks exactly that: phases of life that shift in vivid oversaturated and sometimes uncomfortable color with a mixture of an additional duality of beautiful and strange…
The piece is carefully planned and meticulously constructed with a fast-moving jacquard loom and a post production process of deconstruction through cutting. The piece builds up in an intricate exquisite pattern and is broken down by the artist to reveal the layers of intricacy and texture within.
Akin to a tapestry weaving, this textile is embedded with the image — the cloth / the surface are one with the pattern and material.
Keisha Scarville, Untitled from Mama’s Clothes Series (Submerged Hand), 2017, 17”x11”, archival digital pigment print