Lecture Series
Polly
Binns is a textile designer, specialising in embroidery, who is a member of
England's prestigious 62 group.
She
grew up in a house of artists with her father who created modernist design work
and her mother a landscape painter.
When
she began her art career, she started in clay, but soon found the process of
weaving, in which she wanted to understand the essence of cloth. Within this
work, she began to explore artist's canvas where she was influenced by
minimalist artists. She folded, pleated, stitched the cloth to raise the
surface.
In the mid 90's Polly Binn’s explored grid geometry and paid close attention to her use of materials. Her work is about observation and memory.
In the mid 90's Polly Binn’s explored grid geometry and paid close attention to her use of materials. Her work is about observation and memory.
Before
Polly Binns does any work in her studio, she walks. She repeats the same walk
each time, in the Blakeney Channel on the north Norfolk coast of England for
inspiration. Walking immerses her in a direct experience. Mud, sand, water,
bird marks, light are observed and felt with all her senses.
In
1998, she received a PhD from England's University of Teesside for her new body
of work entitled Vision and Process.
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