Gay E. Lasher: July 3, 2014 First Hour of Contemporary Fiber Panel

Thursday, July 3, 2014

July 3, 2014 First Hour of Contemporary Fiber Panel

Hi, Everyone and Happy 4th of July!

Here's a special treat. The first hour of "The Future of Fiber Art," the panel discussion held in conjunction with Contemporary Fiber Art, is now available at https://soundcloud.com/helikon-gallery/future-of-fiber-artist-panel%20. The part introduces the panel participants and includes the discussion prompted by questions asked by moderator, Carol Ann Waugh.

Part 2, the question and answer section, when available will be at this same link. Many heartfelt thanks are due to Carol, Casey Goldberg, Helikon gallery director, and to Charlie who was responsible for making and editing the video.

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Artist Statement

As an artist, I have always been concerned with the ideas of transformation and mystery, the boundaries between reality and illusion. I am intrigued by the potential that even pedestrian images or subjects have for being reborn in a completely new and different way.

I am excited by the transformation of ordinary photographic images into compositions of intense color and dynamic composition and also pleased by how the use of black stitch sharpens the image and creates depth. While the specific sources of the original photographs vary, I am particularly interested in construction sites for the multitude of shapes, colors and objects they contain and because they are transitional spaces in the creation of new structures for re-created uses.

In my current work I change ordinary digital photographs into abstract compositions using features of Adobe Photoshop. Small areas are then greatly enlarged to produce the final image which is then printed in panels on cotton and machine stitched. The abstractions are concerned with formal elements such as color, shape, line and the texture provided by stitch.