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| Cast concrete Sydney, Australia Westfield, Urban Art Projects, John Wardle Architects & Mark Llewellynn Photography |
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| Cast concrete Sydney, Australia Westfield, Urban Art Projects, John Wardle Architects & Mark Llewellynn Photography |
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| Cast concrete Sydney, Australia Westfield, Urban Art Projects, John Wardle Architects & Mark Llewellynn Photography |
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| Cast concrete Sydney, Australia Westfield, Urban Art Projects, John Wardle Architects & Mark Llewellynn Photography |
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| Cast concrete Sydney, Australia Westfield, Urban Art Projects, John Wardle Architects & Mark Llewellynn Photography |
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| Beige, 2008 Nylon, polyester,leather & rubber on wood 260 x 190 x 14 cm |
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| Beige, 2008, detail Nylon, polyester,leather & rubber on wood 260 x 190 x 14 cm |
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| George, 2001 polypropylene, nylon and polyester on wood 200 x 610 x 8 cm |
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| George, 2001, detail polypropylene, nylon and polyester on wood 200 x 610 x 8 cm |
Here's another example of me thanking the wonders of Google. A couple of weeks ago my mind wandered and I found myself googling images of 'extreme weaving' (yes, I know, I'm a weave nerd)...... and up popped a picture of the cast concrete images you see above. A big WOW moment.
Dani Marti is an artist producing woven panels of huge scale. Ropes, braids, strips of leather, rubber and chains are woven into giant twills, hopsacks and tabby structures. I long to see this work in the flesh, as I'm sure the impact must be utterly striking. The colour, textures and pure graphic impact of these panels is really exciting. However the translation of these qualities into cast concrete is just brilliant. I love the idea of bringing the artisan, hand made textures into the architectural environment, and the huge scale of these familar surfaces must garner a huge level of curiousity.
Please do visit Dani's website - there are so many wonderful images to look through. For those of you in Australia, there is a solo exhibition coming up at the Newcastle Region Art Gallery opening on the 17th September until the 13th November.
....I found myself googling images of 'extreme weaving'.....
ReplyDeleteI love that!!!