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In my practice, I contrast age-old techniques with contemporary materials, using neon colors in tapestry or plastic bag as canvas. In my Neon Series, I continue to expunge the distinction between contemporary and traditional by intermixing medium, colors and symbols from different locations in time, and transposing them into singular compositions. Tapestry weaving is a method that dates back to medieval times, and I use the technique to create compositions that allude to minimalist abstraction. The use of color is also important to this series – referencing neon signs, a symbol of contemporaneous commercialism, I’m integrating the colors and technique to subvert the distinction of ancient and contemporary. Using a laborious process such as tapestry weaving, and referencing rampant consumerism, this work playfully contrasts ancient practices with prevailing habits and assumptions about value, and asks whether our layered post- modern sensibility still sees time as linear continuum.

From Katherine Earle

  1. Afterglow I by Katherine Earle, Image 1.

    Afterglow I

    weaving hand-woven textile

    15 x 13.75 x 1 in

  2. Jellyfish 058 by Katherine Earle, Image 2.

    Jellyfish 058

    Embroidery on plastic

  3. (E)Merging, Image 1.

    (E)Merging

    woven

    20 x 14 x 0.5 in

  4. Blue Ends, Image 1.

    Blue Ends

    weaving hand-woven textile

    20 x 12 x 0.5 in

  5. Jellyfish 049 by Katherine Earle, Image 1.

    Jellyfish 049

    Embroidery

  6. Jellyfish 047, Image 1.

    Jellyfish 047

    Embroidery

  7. Jellyfish 045, Image 1.

    Jellyfish 045

    Embroidery

  8. Jellyfish 043, Image 1.

    Jellyfish 043

    Embroidery