Art Quilts - Part VI[1]Art EssayMarie-Therese Wisniowski

Preamble
Art Quilts have featured on this blogspot and so for your convenience I have listed below previous posts in this series:
Art Quilts - Part I
Art Quilts - Part II
Art Quilts - Part III
Art Quilts - Part IV
Art Quilts - Part V
Art Quilts - Part VI
Art Quilts - Part VII
Art Quilters of the Netherlands - Part I
Art Quilters of the Netherlands - Part II
Art Quilters of the Netherlands - Part III
Four Selected European Art Quilters - Part I
Four Selected European Art Quilters - Part II
Four Selected European Art Quilters - Part III
Art Quilts of Jane Sassaman
Art Quilts of Michael A. Cummings
Four Selected European Art Quilters - Part IV

Introduction
Whilst men have been involved in the Art Quilt and ArtCloth genres, they have been few and far between. Art Quilts as well as ArtCloth have been dominated by female artists. They use cloth as their canvas and in doing so they are able to achieve a completely different art perspective. These art forms are different than the time honoured art tradition of painting on silk. They use whatever is at hand to make their art as engaging as those who paint on canvas (a textile). I hope you enjoy this art form as much as I do!

Art Quilts - Part VI[1]

Title: Thirteen Bowls (2002).
Artist: Joan Schulze.
Materials and Techniques: Cotton, paper, silk; direct printed, monoprinted, pieced, machine stitched and quilted.
Size: 21.12 x 24.25 inches (54 x 61.6 cm).
Photograph courtesy of Sharon Risedorph.

Title: Tule Fog (2006).
Artist: Judith Content.
Materials and Techniques: Silk charmeuse; shibori dyed, discharged, machine pieced and quilted.
Size: 79 x 65 inches (2 x 1.7 m).
Photograph courtesy of James Dewrance.

Title: Quilt?!-1 (1997).
Artist: Kyoung Ae Cho.
Materials and Techniques: Wood, fabric waxed linen cord, thread; sliced, drilled, sewn.
Size: 79 x 65 inches (2 x 1.7 m).
Photograph courtesy of artist.

Title: Red Color Field (2007).
Artist: Jette Clover.
Materials and Techniques: Hand-dyed cotton, linen, cheesecloth; hand and machine quilted, collaged.
Size: 55 x 58 inches (1.4 x 1.5 m).
Photograph courtesy of Pol Leemans.

Title: Foundation (2006).
Artist: Eszter Bornemisza.
Materials and Techniques: Cotton; monoprinted, drawn, dyed, printed, pieced, machine quilted.
Size: 64 x 44 inches (1.6 x 1.1 m).
Photograph courtesy of Pal Csillag.

Title: Pittenweem Quilt (2002).
Artist: Pauline Burbridge.
Materials and Techniques: Fabric, collaged, stitched, quilted.
Size: 59 x 59 inches (1.5 x 1.5 m).
Photograph courtesy of Keith Tidball.

Title: Biscuits, Triscuits, and Bones (1997).
Artist: Yyonne Porcella.
Materials and Techniques: Cottons, hand appliquéd and quilted, hand pieced.
Size: 41.5 x 62 inches (1.1 x 1.6 m).
Photograph courtesy of Sharon Risedorph.

Title: In the Grass (1992).
Artist: M. Joan Lintault.
Materials and Techniques: Cotton, sewing machine lace, beads; hand dyed and painted, screen-printed, appliquéd and quilted.
Size: 99.5 x 93.5 inches (2.5 x 2.4 m).
Photograph courtesy of Chris Maitzen.

Title: Passages Chaco (1997).
Artist: Katie Pasquini Masopust.
Materials and Techniques: Cottons and blends, lamé, satin, wool batting; machine appliquéd, pieced and quilted.
Size: 60 x 45 inches (1.5 x 1.1 m).
Photograph courtesy of Hawthorne Studio.

Title: It's Not That Easy Getting Everyone Into the Group Portrait (1996).
Artist: Nancy N. Erickson.
Materials and Techniques: Fabric and pearlescent paints; painted, machine stitched and appliquéd.
Size: 648.5 x 469.75 inches (1.2 x 1.8 m).
Photograph courtesy of artist.

Reference:
[1] M. Sielman, Masters: Art Quilts, Lark Books, New York (2008).