Several book-related posts in a row leave the blog in need of some colour and design, so here's a look at an exhibition I visited this morning. Edinburgh's famous Dovecot Studios have just moved to a new home: its tapestry weavers are now in residence in converted Victorian swimming baths, and although the former pool space isn't open to the public, you can see some of the studios' work in the form of "Weaving Influences", a fifty year retrospective collection.
Above is a detail of a recent piece by the painter Barbara Rae, while below is a maquette for a set of gates by Wendy Ramshaw whose tapestry Cartographer's Circle we saw in cartoon form.
Below is a 1974 work by Archie Brennan; entitled 'Vin Sacre', its representation of textile pattern and its use of perspective are particularly effective.
Another maquette by Wendy Ramshaw, this time of a screen in the V&A,
and a tapestry designed by Eduardo Paolozzi.
No space here, unfortunately, to show you David Hockney, Edward Bawden and Ian Hamilton Finlay, all of whom were represented in the exhibition.
Ummm. . . what's a "maquette," please?
Posted by: Becky | 16 August 2008 at 12:14 PM
On your recommendation my mother went to the exhibition and greatly enjoyed it. Of course she remembers swimming here too!
Dark Puss
Posted by: Peter the Flautist | 26 August 2008 at 12:12 PM