Textile artists: the pioneers of a new material world
Textile artists: the pioneers of a new material world
These contemporary textile artists are weaving together the common threads and rich variety of fibre art in new ways
Anna Ray,
Weave. Courtesy of House On Mars Gallery. Photography: Anna Ray
Textile art has long been a vehicle for storytelling. Much like ceramic art, it has long trodden the foggy and hotly-contested line between art and craft. It comes dressed in many forms: fibre art, tapestry, weaving, embroidery, knitting, and often spreads beyond the borders of art into fashion, design, science and technology.