Archie Brennan
Schiffer Publishing Ltd (Verlag)
978-0-7643-6249-1 (ISBN)
The autobiography and memoirs of Archie Brennan, the influential tapestry weaver, including analysis and rare photos.
"I have been weaving tapestries for more than half a century. It is as much a part of my everyday as eating, sleeping—or dreaming. It is an utterly ordinary activity for me."
Archie Brennan (1931–2019), one of the world’s most influential tapestry weavers, renowned for bringing "pop" into the ancient art of tapestry, had an exceptionally long career. Beginning in the mid-1940s and continuing into the first two decades of the 21st century, he pushed the boundaries of the medium, he developed a unique approach to weaving and tapestry design, and he influenced many people with his teaching style and outsized personality.
This memoir, compiled with the assistance of weaver and former Wednesday Group member Brenda Osborn, traces Brennan's innovative thinking and beloved personality from childhood to his most recent teachings, and provides the opportunity to pass his insights and his creative voice to a new generation of weavers. Let Brennan's incomparable voice explain why a dedication to weaving is worthwhile.
One of the world’s most influential weavers, Archie Brennan (1931–2019) is renowned for bringing the "pop" genre into the art of tapestry. He developed and directed the tapestry department at Edinburgh College of Art and directed the Dovecot Tapestry Studio. Brenda Osborn began weaving four and a half decades ago. She has studied with Soyoo Park and was in the Wednesday Group of tapestry weavers, who met regularly at the studio of Archie Brennan and Susan Martin Maffei. It was during her tenure in the Wednesday Group that a few members suggested that Archie write a memoir. Brenda offered to help, and now you hold that book in your hands.
Contents
Preface
Introduction: Continuing Traditions
1. The Drawing Series
2. At a Window Series
3. Discovering Tapestry
4. The Origin of the Copper Pipe Loom
5. “My Victorian Aunt: What She Really Knew”
6. The Space Between the Warps
7. Dear Penelope or In Praise of the Unknown Weaver
8. Australia and Papua New Guinea
9. Horror Vacui
10. A Few Thoughts on Technique and Design
11. Did You Remember to Feed the Cat? or Seeing a Purpose for Tapestry Today
12. Historical Reconstruction Series
13. Hawaii
14. The Earth Awaits, Dersu Uzala, 2nd Series
15. “Once Upon a Time” Princess Ka’iulani, Hawaii 1993
16. American Gotham
17. “Teaching Tapestry in North America”
18. AND BEYOND: Archie Brennan through the Eyes of Contemporary Tapestry Weavers Who Worked and Studied with Him
Gallery of Tapestries by Archie Brennan
| Erscheinungsdatum | 08.03.2022 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | 332 color images |
| Verlagsort | Atglen |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 216 x 279 mm |
| Gewicht | 1869 g |
| Themenwelt | Kunst / Musik / Theater |
| Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Freizeit / Hobby ► Kreatives Gestalten | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-7643-6249-6 / 0764362496 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-7643-6249-1 / 9780764362491 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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