Plastic Sea, Changing Earth

When:
Sunday, Sep 08, 2019 9:00a -
Wednesday, Oct 23, 2019 7:00p

Where:
Belmont Public Library - Assembly Room
336 Concord Avenue
Belmont, MA 02478

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Admission:
FREE

Categories:
Art, Date Idea, Kid Friendly, Social Good

Event website:
www.belmontgallery.org

Melrose Artist, Agusta Agustsson and the Belmont Gallery of Art host a Reception for the BGA satellite show Plastic Sea, Changing Earth in the Assembly Room at the Library.


Artist Statement
My fiber work is influenced by my work as a landscape artist. Almost every day when I take the time to look there is something poignantly beautiful to see. It might be the sun striking a cloud formation or the texture of leafless trees climbing a mountain. I don’t want to express a vista in my work, but rather show those clear, almost painful moments of sight. I want to evoke the natural world, not render it.
In the summer of 2017, I reached a turning point in my textile work. For a number of years, I played with the nine-patch block, exploring the poetry of the square. For a while it was enough to evoke sensations through the interplay of color, value and pattern. But, most of the creativity took place in the initial design stage. I wanted a way to use textiles more spontaneously, to experience surprise and wonder throughout a project.
I experimented with ways to make the end result less predictable. Concurrently, I was creating collages. I decided I needed to treat my textiles the same way I made my collages. It was time to take the risk of making an ugly work.
Working in a more spontaneous manner also allowed me to respond to an event such as the California wildfires or the impressions left by a walk in the woods. Sometimes I work just by putting pieces together, cutting and rearranging them. Other times I use a sketch or photograph as inspiration. With my new manner of working there are always surprises as the quilt top comes together. Each step of the process brings me joy.

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