Local Colour: Seminar
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When
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Address
CNR OXFORD ST & GREENS RD PADDINGTON NSW 2021
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Hours
3–5PM
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Phone
+61 2 8936 0888
This seminar includes a curatorial overview by exhibition curator Liz Williamson, and illustrated talks by exhibiting artist Julie Ryder, and Dr Julie Montgarrett who will discuss the work of the late Elsje van Keppel.
Julie Ryder’s practice combines her knowledge of science with textiles and the use of nature as both muse and co-collaborator. Imagery and patterns of her textiles included in the exhibition relate to local colour and place, with dye plants collected locally.
Dr Julie Montgarrett (Charles Sturt University) has written extensively on the work of Elsje van Keppel, the Dutch-born Australian textile artist, curator and educator. The influence of van Keppel’s philosophy of materiality has shaped and now widely characterises the non-indigenous fibre and textile art of Australia. Her legacy is evidenced in the links and connections to land and location, to country, created through the intersections of traditional textile methodologies.
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Presented in conjunction with 'Local Colour: Experiments in Nature' at UNSW Galleries, 28 July – 15 September 2018.
'Local Colour: Experiments in Nature' features artists and designers with an interest in sustainable practices, local ecologies and an appreciation for the world’s natural resources. The exhibition highlights the resurgent international shift towards natural dyes, and an increased interest in ‘slow textiles’, the handmade and holistic practice of textile making.
Banner: Julie Ryder, Budaya lintasan 2013. Courtesy: the artist
Tile: Julie Ryder, Valley of Hope Ara 2013. Courtesy: the artist