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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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Exhibitions for Janice Sullivan:
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Surfacing:Mendocino Art Center Faculty Exhibit, July 6- August 3, 2008
Little Lake Road, Mendocino CA
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