I have been
a quilt enthusiast for the past 20 years and am a proud new juried artist
member of SAQA Middle East since October 2014.
I would describe my signature style as a combination bold colors, machine embroidery, intense quilting and interactive elements.
One example form my interactive pieces are the mirror pyramids I incorporate. When the spectator looks straight on to the tip of the mirror pyramid, he or she will discover a new image that is set together out of the reflections of the areas surrounding the pyramid. Once you move aside, the image vanishes.
I would describe my signature style as a combination bold colors, machine embroidery, intense quilting and interactive elements.
One example form my interactive pieces are the mirror pyramids I incorporate. When the spectator looks straight on to the tip of the mirror pyramid, he or she will discover a new image that is set together out of the reflections of the areas surrounding the pyramid. Once you move aside, the image vanishes.
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| Magnolia - detail shot of pyramid and beetle |
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| Magnolia - overall |
A second example are the
spiral zippers I have added in multiple pieces. They can be opened and closed
by that visitors and reveal - or seclude - images that are behind the
zippers.
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| Gesamtansicht mit rotem Kreis |
And a third example I would like to introduce here are glow-in-the-dark threads I use while quilting. Many of my pieces look totally different in the night
than they do during the day.
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| Monochrome VI - Dragonflies. Daytime. |
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| Monochrome VI - Dragonglies. View in the dark. |
A theme that has intrigues me lately is insects - especially bees. They are the most successful species on earth when it comes to evolution, and yet they are threatened by man.
This a topic I focused on while making my pieces for the Radiation exhibition I curated together with Angelika Henrichs. This exhibition was presented at the International Radiation protection conference in Geneva 2014 for the first time and is currently travelling through Europe. For more information please go to: http://strahlenausstellungradiationgenf.blogspot.de/
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| Radiation protection shield |
A second theme I like to ponder is our role in life - we are only small cog wheels in the busy turn of life - and yet the whole machinery is affected when one little wheel blocks or stops working completely.
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| Interlocked |
2015 I will be presenting a solo exhibition at the European Patchwork Meeting in Sainte-Marie-ax-Mines. I would love to meet as many of you as I can there!
www.barbaralange.com
The detail in your work is beautiful. I really like the interactive elements.
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