A new way of telling old stories...
A new way of telling old stories... Kimberley Harrington Email: U1065173@unimail.hud.ac.uk
Project Concept This project took inspiration from a recent trip to Berlin. I was extremely impressed by the growing variations of emerging street art, from stencil artists and mural artists to textural artists, using dynamite to create large-scale portraits, on top of the old school graffiti and street art that fills any empty space. I took a bucket load of colourful photographs and went on the ‘Alternative Berlin Street Art tour’ where local artists took us through the ever-changing streets of Berlin to show us their hidden gems. I also partook in a stencil workshop in the tour guides’ studio/working exhibition space in an abandoned margarine factory on the east side. Rent is cheap on this side of the city as it is still pretty bruised from WW2. I felt that my photos provided me with enough inspiration to create three collections for this project: Clean and Classic This came from a combination of the classic graffiti, often completed in one to two colours. Artists sign their tag which identities them to other graffiti artists or groups. Com¬petition between rival groups provides for entertaining, but sometimes dangerous pieces, to be erected in some strange places, such as areas of walls at great height or on trains in use! Considering the detail and limited colour palette also used by stencil artists, who work at great speed on the street to avoid being identified or ar¬rested (stencils are prepared beforehand), this work looks incredibly accurate and overall visually pleasing. 3D & Texture As mentioned above, street art has gone three-dimensional, with artists like Vhils, who use large-scale projectors to pro¬ject portraits onto the side of buildings and use a combi¬nation of power tools and dynamite to carve the image into place. Mixed Media This theme was taking a general conclusion from the many forms of street art becoming visible in Berlin. The styles and techniques are constantly evolving and combining. I felt these three themes present a broad enough title to explore three fabric collections. I wanted my collections to be interchangeable, so fabrics from each collection could be complement each other. I did not want to be limited to one collection by my warp. I like taking risks and being sur¬prised by happy accidents and I felt these themes left me enough freedom to allow my themes to connect and complement each other.
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BRICK-LIKE STRUUCTURES
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LIMITED HIGHLIGHTS
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T e x t u r e
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Pleating
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Hand Drawn Qualities
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Exagerrated weft floats
Deflected structures
Deflected Pleating
Kimberley Harrington Woven Texile Designer email: u1065173@unimail.hud.ac.uk Swatches available on request Prints available on request Price negotiable