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UNDERPINNING– a new exhibition at West Ox Arts Gallery in Bampton
The Brunel Broderers are a group of textile artists based in Gloucestershire who have exhibited together for a number of years. Their last exhibition was in September 2017 in Bath. They are bringing an updated and extended version of ‘Underpinning’ to West Ox Arts in June of this year.
The word UNDERPINNING is evocative of many things from the history and archaeology of a city to personal concepts that signify and generate practice. For this exhibition each artist has taken her own ideas to make a collection of textile related work. When all six are put together they show a fascinating variety of form, methodology and inspiration.
As well as each artist’s individual response is a group response and an opportunity for the public to engage with their practice.
As a challenge each member of the group was asked to ‘Take a Frame’, an inexpensive black fifteen centimetre frame with which to work. It could be altered and used in any way, painted, deconstructed, in fact made to serve the makers purpose. From six identical frames six very different ideas have evolved from flowers, leaves and bees to plastic repurposed, homage to Howard Hodgkin and ancient cursive script.
The postcard is a familiar way of connecting with friends; the group have used them to create light hearted ‘Connections’ with paint, pen, stitch and collage. The altered cards were sent to another member who in turn made their own alteration and sent the card on, often to the amusement of the local postman. Some of the cards will have made several journeys and what you see is the result. The public are invited to make ‘Connections’ by taking, altering and sending back cards so the ‘Connection’ will continue to grow.
The Brunel Broderers are a group of textile artists based in Gloucestershire who have exhibited together for a number of years. Their last exhibition was in September 2017 in Bath. They are bringing an updated and extended version of ‘Underpinning’ to West Ox Arts in June of this year.
The word UNDERPINNING is evocative of many things from the history and archaeology of a city to personal concepts that signify and generate practice. For this exhibition each artist has taken her own ideas to make a collection of textile related work. When all six are put together they show a fascinating variety of form, methodology and inspiration.
As well as each artist’s individual response is a group response and an opportunity for the public to engage with their practice.
As a challenge each member of the group was asked to ‘Take a Frame’, an inexpensive black fifteen centimetre frame with which to work. It could be altered and used in any way, painted, deconstructed, in fact made to serve the makers purpose. From six identical frames six very different ideas have evolved from flowers, leaves and bees to plastic repurposed, homage to Howard Hodgkin and ancient cursive script.
The postcard is a familiar way of connecting with friends; the group have used them to create light hearted ‘Connections’ with paint, pen, stitch and collage. The altered cards were sent to another member who in turn made their own alteration and sent the card on, often to the amusement of the local postman. Some of the cards will have made several journeys and what you see is the result. The public are invited to make ‘Connections’ by taking, altering and sending back cards so the ‘Connection’ will continue to grow.
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