Art Quilters of the Netherlands - Part I[1]Art QuiltsMarie-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
The categorization of what constitutes Art is a never ending evolution of the human imagination. It was once defined by the media on which it was displayed (e.g. canvass, stone, bronze, and paper). However, that approach did not last for very long (e.g. ArtCloth, Performance Art etc.) Defining Art based on its lack of functionality, also failed because of wearable art and also morphing the humble quilt as an art form. It seems that human beings imagination reqires expression and so the act of engagement turns a functional object, like a urinal, into Marcel Duchamp's Fountain (1917) - obviously a work of art.

It is the contextual setting, and the need to actively engage with the subject/object that makes it a work of art. Quilts served a function, but once that function was stripped away from quilts, they became a work of art.

Art Quilters of the Netherlands - Part I[1]

Artist and Title: Dery Timmer, All Nights All Days Angels Watching Over Me (1999).
Materials and Techniques: Book cover, embroidered.
Size: 30 x 30 cm.
Courtesy: Reference [1].

Artist and Title: Dery Timmer, The Stroll (2001).
Materials and Techniques: Book.
Size: 50 x 39 x 10 cm.
Courtesy: Reference [1].

Artist and Title: Madelon de La Rive Box, With Both Feet (2006).
Materials and Techniques: Mixed textiles.
Size: 103 x 200 cm.
Courtesy: Reference [1].

Artist and Title: Madelon de La Rive Box, Obstacle (2005).
Materials and Techniques: Raw silk, silver rod and stitching.
Size: 95 x 165 cm.
Courtesy: Reference [1].

Artist and Title: Riny Smits, Collar Object (2008).
Materials and Techniques: Felt, organza, paper, Tyvek.
Size: 45 x 45 x 7 cm.
Courtesy: Reference [1].

Artist and Title: Riny Smits, Flow (2011).
Materials and Techniques: Organza, vliese line, Tyvek.
Size: 80 x 30 x 5 cm.
Courtesy: Referece [1].

Artist and Title: Anneke Herrold, View of the Lake (2012).
Materials and Techniques: Cotton.
Size: 71 x 105 cm.
Courtesy: Reference [1].

Artist and Title: Anneke Herrold, View of the Roofs (2012).
Materials and Techniques: Cotton.
Size: 74 x 105 cm.
Courtesy: Reference [1].

Reference:
[1] H. Lijding, Art Quilts in Nederland, W Books, Amsterdam (2013).