I wrote about an interesting textile exhibition at the Textile Museum at the George Washington University in Washington DC recently. It's just such a great place to explore fabrics and their role in our history. And as another lovely show is on display, I am excited to bring you details about it and encourage you to see it.
The show is called "The Box Project: Uncommon Threads". I bet you have heard 'think outside of the box' many times in your life. It's all about pushing ourselves to keep thinking beyond our usual patterns. Well, this show - I would say - calls for the opposite. Collector Lloyd Cotsen challenged thirty-six leading fiber artists worldwide to create a three-dimensional work to fit inside a standard box. Their 'thinking outside of the box' had to fit into a box. And what marvelous results!
For example, artist Cynthia Schira created Variations II (2004) in which she used weaving to create three different horizontal patterns and put them into rectangles. The left photo shows her box interpretation; the right photo is the actual size of her artwork hanging from the walls of the museum exhibition hall.
The show is called "The Box Project: Uncommon Threads". I bet you have heard 'think outside of the box' many times in your life. It's all about pushing ourselves to keep thinking beyond our usual patterns. Well, this show - I would say - calls for the opposite. Collector Lloyd Cotsen challenged thirty-six leading fiber artists worldwide to create a three-dimensional work to fit inside a standard box. Their 'thinking outside of the box' had to fit into a box. And what marvelous results!
For example, artist Cynthia Schira created Variations II (2004) in which she used weaving to create three different horizontal patterns and put them into rectangles. The left photo shows her box interpretation; the right photo is the actual size of her artwork hanging from the walls of the museum exhibition hall.
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As you make your way through the show, you will be invited to see how each artist fitted their textile project into the box and how they executed the idea large scale. There are stories of innovation and inspiration that will catch your attention and you will walk out of the show thinking about whatever creative activity you may be involved in and how to fit that particular activity into a box. The exhibition is that engaging!
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As colder days are upon us, I invite you to make a trip to the Textile Museum and stroll through this show slowly. You will be surrounded by color and texture and will be amazed at the incredibly variety of thought that has gone into each box project. Enjoy!
"The Box Project: Uncommon Threads" is on display through January 29, 2018. Stop by the George Washington University Textile Museum at 701 21st Street, NW, Washington, DC 20052. Enjoy!
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