Imogen Luddy
The Royal College of Art (RCA) Textiles and Fashion Work in Progress exhibition ended last Friday. If you missed it, then check out our previous posts highlighting some of the best work on show. In the last report, ARTS THREAD highlights some of the excellent work in constructed textiles.
We loved Imogen Luddy’s exhibit in mixed media. Her whimsical prints referring to the environment incorporate images of trees, light bulbs, chairs and bird-boxes. Her re-working of cast-off items – and old wooden chair, a plastic seat, a kettle and some decorative crochet – transforms mundane and unwanted objects into an unusual, original piece.
Aimee Betts
Multi Media student Aimee Betts showed some strong interesting work, with decorative, metallic elements incorporated with found elements such as rusting tongs.
Mary Penny’s display piece incorporated naturalistic elements, experimental colour together with geometric shapes.
Mary Penny
Chai Singalavanij’s work is inspired by nature and the Buddhist philosophy. Creating new woven fabrics from waste created by the textile industry, the pieces on show explored rugged textures. Only biodegradable chemicals were used in their creation.
Chai Singalavanij
Contemporary textiles with a nostalgic edge, Helen Foot’s colourful woven fabrics caught our eye.
Helen Foot
Lynn Tandler’s soft, shiny rippled pieces are in fact, solid metallic structures with great tactile appeal.
Lynn Tandler
Grace Du Prez’s striking orange fur neckpiece displayed on a shocking pink male torso made for an arresting exhibit.
Fay McCaul revealed striking knit samples with encapsulated metallic pieces in silver and gold. Lurex sparkle yarns skimmed over rugged hammered metal pieces, captured in grid-like structures.
Grace Du Prez; Fay McCaul
Emma Bradbury revealed vibrant printed knit samples in colourful, smudgy shades of red, pink, mango, bark, white and deep saffron yellow.
Emma Bradbury
A couple of talented first year students also caught our eye. Emma Lundgren showed an arresting display of decorative cut and moulded layered cog-like structures, while first year textile multi-media student, Marie Parsons showed a modern tribal take on accessories that was very impressive.
Emma Lundgren; Marie Parsons
Look out for more of these students’ work at the college’s Summer Show in June 2010.
