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Woven material: Analia Saban combines computing with tapestries
The title of Analia Saban's exhibition, “Perforated Card”, alludes not only to its subject - the history of computing - but also to a specific genealogy of it: the jacquard loom, invented in 1804, which employed binary punch cards, empty or…
Fall 2018 visual arts preview: from Medici tapestries to what Georgia O’Keeffe wore
The fall 2018 art season will feature an invigorating follow-up to FRONT International: Cleveland Triennial for Contemporary Art, which will run through September 30 at multiple venues.Steven Litt, the ordinary merchant"The American…
Tapestries among the contents of a 16th-century country house sold at auction
Over £ 1million of the contents of a 16th country house is auctioned off in a take-out.The one-time sale features 19 eye-catching tapestries worth up to £ 20,000 each, paintings, antique furniture and garden ornaments.The 12 foot by 17 foot…
Rena Detrixhe transforms Oklahoma’s “Red Dirt” into elegant tapestries
In meditative response to these ideas, Detrixhe collects gallons of red soil by hand, usually at local construction or excavation sites, and turns them into ornate “tapestries” that are ultimately swept away. In two years, she created…
The artist makes tapestries from his paintings
ANDREAS ERIKSSON grew up near the Swedish mountain Kinnekulle, which is home to diverse flora and fauna. Unsurprisingly, nature and topography are major themes in his paintings: blocky abstractions in vivid hues or shades of…
UO Art Museum to Show Rare 400-Year-Old Italian Tapestries
An exhibition of rare Italian tapestries will have an unveiling start on September 22 at Jordan Schnitzer Art Museum, the day before the official opening of the collection to the public.Entitled “The Barberini Tapestries: Woven Monuments of…
Silk tapestries inspired by Russian prison tattoos featured in new Williamsburg exhibit
WILLIAMSBURG - Russian prison ink can be an art and an Argentinian tattoo artist would love to prove it to you. Joaquin engine, 30, a tattoo artist from Buenos Aires, will display his collection of silk tapestries edged with "raw and…
Meet the Dallas artist who makes unique dyed tapestries
Dallas artist Lauren Williams was staring at a blank wall in her dining room when inspiration struck. “I knew I needed a great piece of art - something special,” Williams says. "Instead of buying a giant canvas, I had the idea…
Use artistic tapestries to decorate your home
As the holiday season approaches, just like your wardrobe, your furniture and home decor items also need a makeover. The meticulously woven tapestries, which are also artistic, are the perfect choice.
Ever medium has its own distinct…
Review “Woven gold: Tapestries of Louis XIV”
Even now, centuries after the heyday of European royalty, nothing proclaims the divine right of kings like a huge tapestry. And no monarch has projected his power better through this medium than Louis XIV, the Sun King of France, who…