Having made decisions about yarn colour and
proportion through painting, the work of Astrid Krogh and her combination of
woven textiles and technology has made me think about the possibilities of
using more unusual yarns such as reflectives and Lurex yarns.
Krogh looks at both natural and artificial
light and her work represents the moment of change and surprise. Similarly to
Richter, her colours blend but through the medium of technology rather than
paint and I have tried to do this in my own way through the use of a range of
dyed yarns. I think the success of this has only really showed in my final
sample of this collection, which is above. Each individual weft yarn contains
at least 3 colours and with the combination of reflective silvers and golds
amongst the cotton, the light is captured and reflected giving more colours to
the sample.
As Krogh’s work contains fibre optics, it
is constantly changing and on the move like New York City and I think the
movement, energy and city vibe I have managed to create in my final sample
reflects that of New York City too. However, I feel that the collection of
samples from this warp aren’t coherent and only through the development of painting,
digital work and sampling have I managed to produce a sample I feel reflects my
concept well.
Fig. 1 - Krogh, A. (2011) Ikat IIIa. [Online image] [Accessed on 15th February 2014] <http://www.astridkrogh.com/html/exh-10.html>
Fig. 2 - Krogh, A (2011) Ikat IIIb. [Online image] [Accessed on 15th February 2014] <http://www.astridkrogh.com/html/exh-10.html>
Fig. 3 - Krogh, A (2011) Ikat IIIc. [Online image] [Accessed on 15th February 2014] <http://www.astridkrogh.com/html/exh-10.html>