Dimensional Cloth: Sculpture by Contemporary Textile Artists

Sculpture is no longer limited to materials like stone or metal. Sculpting in fabric is shown in ingenious detail here, with more than 350 lavish photographs of 3-D cloth configurations along with insightful profiles of the 78 artists who created them. The images and text capture the currents that are powering these works, like the do-it-yourself (DIY) movement established in the 1990s and the current revival of the revolutionary sculptural cloth of the 1960s. Works are approached through five themes: investigating nature, capturing the ephemeral, playing with space, telling a story, and Take Heed. In her foreword, renowned fiber art expert Josephine Stealey helps us put this art form in context, from its origins in 1880 England's arts and craft movement to today. This is essential reading and inspiration for collectors, students, home artists, and anyone who appreciates innovative artwork.

Author: Josephine Stealey, Andra F. Stanton
Publisher: Schiffer Publishing
Published: 06/28/2018
Pages: 256
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 3.50lbs
Size: 11.20h x 8.90w x 1.20d
ISBN13: 9780764355363
ISBN10: 0764355368
BISAC Categories:
- Crafts & Hobbies | Flower Arranging
- Art | Mixed Media

About the Author
Andra F. Stanton, a retired psychotherapist, currently writes about and manipulates fabric in Boulder, Colorado. Her other books include Zapotec Weavers of Teotitlan. Josephine Stealey is chair of the department of art at the University of Missouri.