Grethe Sørensen Sculptures
Danish, b. 1947
Grethe Sørensen revolutionized the art of tapestry by inventing a method to convert photographic pixels into threads. She also translates video recordings into woven textiles, both processes marrying traditional methods of craftsmanship to modern digital technology. Although she is regarded as a pioneer in the field of textile art for her integration of digital techniques, Sørensen is also extremely knowledgeable in traditional tapestry methods, which she studied in Switzerland and France in the late 1970s. Inspired by nature and the colors, light, and optical phenomena that surround her, Sorensen portrays this imagery through digital tools, like her handloom with digital thread control for small works or an industrial, mechanical jacquard loom for larger pieces. Often turning an unfocused camera lens to urban cities, Sørensen's tapestries transform the lights and abstracted elements of the city into contemporary, metropolitan dreamscapes.
"Textile is the continuing theme in my life. I am fascinated by fibers and weaving techniques. Exploration of the two systems of threads - warp and weft crossing on another - is a continuous challenge. I am fascinated by constructing matter by means of thread – three-dimensional shapes or two-dimensional planes with shapes and colors - in which the material, the structure and the weaving techniques are necessary and indispensable parts of the matter. I dye most of my materials. I am fascinated by gradating colors, which I dye on the warp before the weaving, varying the colors by mixing threads of different nuances in the warp. In my tapestries I often combine these gradations with transformation or dissolving of patterns." - Grethe Sorensento
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Artist: Grethe Sørensen
Out of Focus 1-9, Contemporary Hand-Woven Abstract Textiles, Wall Sculpture
By Grethe Sørensen
Located in Wilton, CT
Out of Focus 1-9, handwoven cotton, 87" x 85.5" x 1.5", 2007. This colorful wall piece, consisting of nine hand-woven abstract tapestries, was done by Danish fiber artist, Grethe Sørensen...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Grethe Sørensen Sculptures
Materials
Fabric, Textile, Tapestry, Cotton
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