Artist Information:
Janice Sullivan
Fort Bragg, CA
United States
Member Since: Jul 2008
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Artist Statement:
ARTIST STATEMENT
JANICE M. SULLIVAN
From ancient time to present
day, textiles have been
incorporated into ritual and
ceremony in all world
cultures. In Greece weavers
honored the goddess each year
with textile offerings. The
bridal cloth in particular has
been the most cherished and
important gift in many African
and Asian ceremonies. In
Europe, the bride’s dowry was
always furnished with the
family’s hand made linens. In
American Indian culture wealth
was accumulated and measured
by the textiles a family
owned.
The concept of woven cloth as
a symbol of celebration and an
element of ritual has been an
initial focal point of
inspiration in my work. My
intentions are to create
textiles that are ceremonial
in their own right. Through an
abstract approach using the
repeated imagery of pleats,
and complex multi-patterned
weave structures, I explore
the textiles essential nature.
Each piece is created as an
act of self-definition. By
exploring reflective material
in conjunction with
manipulated surfaces,
constantly changing colors are
created in these light
reflective textures that
create an aura of myth, magic,
drama and transcendence to the
work.
The landscape of natural and
constructed environments and
the effect of time upon ...
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Surfacing:Mendocino Art Center
Faculty Exhibit, July 6-
August 3, 2008
Little Lake Road, Mendocino
CA...
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Janice Sullivan's Free Artist Portfolio
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ARTIST STATEMENT
JANICE M. SULLIVAN
From ancient time to present day, textiles have been incorporated into ritual and ceremony in all world cultures. In Greece weavers honored the goddess each year with textile offerings. The bridal cloth in particular has been the most cherished and important gift in many African and Asian ceremonies. In Europe, the bride’s dowry was always furnished with the family’s hand made linens. In American Indian culture wealth was accumulated and measured by the textiles a family owned.
The concept of woven cloth as a symbol of celebration and an element of ritual has been an initial focal point of inspiration in my work. My intentions are to create textiles that are ceremonial in their own right. Through an abstract approach using the repeated imagery of pleats, and complex multi-patterned weave structures, I explore the textiles essential nature. Each piece is created as an act of self-definition. By exploring reflective material in conjunction with manipulated surfaces, constantly changing colors are created in these light reflective textures that create an aura of myth, magic, drama and transcendence to the work.
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