Hooked: Between Personal and Public Space

Authors

Patricia Tinajero, University of TennesseeFollow

Date of this Version

2010

Document Type

Article

Comments

Presented at “Textiles and Settlement: From the Plains Space to Cyber Space,” Textile Society of America 12^th Biennial Symposium, Lincoln, Nebraska, October 6-9, 2010. Copyright 2010 Textile Society of America

Abstract

This paper explores the proliferation of sculptural forms made exclusively by crocheting. Crochet is explored as a tool and medium that create sculptural forms and installations of grand scale.

My presentation compares and contrasts the connections between personal and private space as they are presented in the artwork of Andrea Zittle “Uniform Project” with the public and collective artwork of artist, Jennifer Marsh, and her “International Fabric Collective” project. The scope and scale in which these artists work present two different methodologies for developing large-scale projects that are based on the use of crochet techniques.