| Description | This studio course examines the resurgence of
fibre in contemporary art practice and provides a
critical lens through which to examine issues of
gender and labour, class, domesticity, utility and
decoration, skill, time, process, value and
production. The historical and theoretical content
of the course will provide students with the
necessary grounding to broaden their ideas about
the role of fibre in contemporary sculpture
practice. Students will learn about the histories
that inform this initially utilitarian tradition,
to an experimental, hybrid platform for artists to
create dynamic, sculptural forms. Students will be
introduced to tools, materials and processes used
to produce fibre-based sculpture. Through a series
of assigned and self-directed projects, students
will experiment with malleable, fibrous materials
and construction methods may include weaving,
sewing, quilting, basketry and more, to create
three-dimensional fibre structures. Research,
readings, discussions, and critiques are an
integral part of the course. |
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