OTHER FLOWERS new works by COURTNEY WEBER
@ ACRE Projects
1913 W 17th Street, Chicago, IL
Opening Sunday, January 15th, from 4PM - 8PM
On view through Monday, January 16th
OTHER FLOWERS
new works by COURTNEY WEBER
JANUARY 15-16, 2012
Opening Reception: Sunday, Jan 15, 4-8pm
Open Hours: Monday, Jan 16, noon-4pm
ACRE Projects
1913 W 17th Street
OTHER FLOWERS is made up of a series of manipulated cross-stitch patterns on paper. The patterns were found in a town near to the site of the ACRE artist residency in rural Wisconsin and were hand-sewn with embroidery floss, which was dyed using a variety of plants from the property. Using these patterns as a starting point, the work magnifies the tension between abstraction and representation present in traditional needlework. By repeating and collaging pieces from the larger patterns into new forms, the past is obscured but always present in the work. The muted colors mimic a connection to place and history faded by time and memory.
COURTNEY WEBER (b. 1982) is a photographer, embroiderer, and occasional seamstress. She holds a BFA from Columbia College Chicago. Taught by her mother, the first thing she ever embroidered was a Christmas gift for her grandparents: a potholder with a snowman and a candy cane. She was raised in Missouri but now lives and works in Chicago with her husband and three cats.
More information about Courtney Weber can be found at www.courtneylynnweber.com
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