Mute Bodies - Eloquent Forms
Material Bodies
This is a series of drawings and textile pieces encompassing woven tapestry, embroidery and soft sculpture made in 1998. Inspired by Classical Greek sculpture, it is an exploration and commentary on its survival in the face of the ravages of time.
This body of work comprises my 2004 Master of Arts exhibition "Material Bodies". It is a collection of drawings and tapestries that reconstruct "moments" from Classical sculpture and Renaissance and Baroque painting that refer to textile. The work explores fabric's ability to simultaneously mask and reveal the human form.