Observingarts: The Thread of Life and other works of art - opening 25th of February

Elämän Puu ,(Livets träd/ Thread of Life), 

digital tapetutskrift/ tapestry print. 

Foto: Stefan Uhlinder

Astrid Göransson and Stefan Uhlinder pursuing their work in Tunet with older accommodation building C where many of the residents have roots in Finland. Inspiration has therefore been taken from our neighboring country, as in Stefan Uhlinders wallpaper works with associations to the national costume and postcard shelf where the cards have designs from the other artistic narration embroidery, to types of housing and domestic plants. Astrid Göransson made ​​a on Tunet.

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Observingarts: Digital weavery by Kari Dyrdal at Bomuldsfabrikken kunsthall, Arendal

Detail from digital weavery by Kari Dyrdal at 

Bomuldsfabrikken kunsthall, Arendal.

"Foam/skum" 282,5 x 319 cm 2015. 

Digital weavery 

by Kari Dyrdal 

at Bomuldsfabrikken kunsthall, Arendal.

Oh, bliss! What a treat!

This exhibition at Bomuldsfabrikken is a must see: large tableaus of digitally made images transferred onto weavery. The theme is "water marks" and we are introduced to different aspect of water marks and motives on textile. Dry and juicy! Clear on soft! Shiny on absorbent! Bringing the idea of water closer and more relevant by the use of textile as a medium of transfer, as a part of the message itself.  

Water is successfully transmitted by use of digital technology. It is as if the motives via the process become double present in the media and format, keeping its dynamic and fresh appearance on the textile. How well the importance and actuality of fresh water on the planet is transferred carefully via textiles!   

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Hannah Ryggen: Weaving the World at Moderna Museet Malmö October 31, 2015

Hannah Ryggen, We Live upon a Star, 1958  Nordenfjeldske Kunstindustrimuseum  Photo: Steffen Wesselvold Holden  © Hannah Ryggen/Bildupphovsrätt 2015

Hannah Ryggen made tapestries that were often direct reactions to events and conflicts around the world. The exhibition Hannah Ryggen: Weaving the World presents sixteen monumental pictorial tapestries from the years 1926-1958 that explore violence and oppression, but also existential questions as well as love and poetry. Also on display is a self-portrait in oil from 1914. Read more