If you live near Ashton-under-Lyne, this fab. exhibition
called "Pulling threads - Embroidered Graffiti" looks well
worth a visit. Sarah Greaves creates work which pushes
the tradition of embroidery and questions women’s roles
in society. I love the fact that Sarah has to use ‘masculine’
tools such as drills and clamps to create her work. She uses
the traditional craft of embroidery in the same way a graffiti
artist would spray-paint his or her comments in public spaces.
According to Greaves we live in a world where the image
reigns supreme. We judge ourselves by the perfect ideals
we see every day in magazines and television programmes.
In her piece ‘Kitchen’ she lays bare our thoughts around food
and how we automatically weigh up the pros and cons of even
eating a piece of toast. The exhibition is on now until the 3rd
of September at Central Art Gallery located above the library
on Old Street in Ashton-under-Lyne. To see more images and
information take a look at Sarah's brilliant website
www.sarahgreavesart.com
called "Pulling threads - Embroidered Graffiti" looks well
worth a visit. Sarah Greaves creates work which pushes
the tradition of embroidery and questions women’s roles
in society. I love the fact that Sarah has to use ‘masculine’
tools such as drills and clamps to create her work
and I like the diversity of the sufaces she has embroidered
onto. She uses the traditional craft of embroidery in the
same way a graffiti artist would spray-paint his or her
comments in public spaces. According to Greaves
we live in a world where the image reigns supreme. We
judge ourselves by the perfect ideals we see every day in
magazines and television programmes.This bombardment
of body ideals influences the way we see ourselves; we
try to conform or deviate from these ideals of beauty and status.
This means that we often find ourselves in conflict with
society and how we view ourselves. In her piece ‘Kitchen’
she lays bare our thoughts around food and how we
automatically weigh up the pros and cons of even eating a
piece of toast. The exhibition is on now until the 3rd of
September at Central Art Gallery Located above the library
on Old Street in Ashton-under-Lyne. Take a look at Sarahs website
for more brilliant images http://www.sarahgreavesart.com/
worth a visit. Sarah Greaves creates work which pushes
the tradition of embroidery and questions women’s roles
in society. I love the fact that Sarah has to use ‘masculine’
tools such as drills and clamps to create her work
and I like the diversity of the sufaces she has embroidered
onto. She uses the traditional craft of embroidery in the
same way a graffiti artist would spray-paint his or her
comments in public spaces. According to Greaves
we live in a world where the image reigns supreme. We
judge ourselves by the perfect ideals we see every day in
magazines and television programmes.This bombardment
of body ideals influences the way we see ourselves; we
try to conform or deviate from these ideals of beauty and status.
This means that we often find ourselves in conflict with
society and how we view ourselves. In her piece ‘Kitchen’
she lays bare our thoughts around food and how we
automatically weigh up the pros and cons of even eating a
piece of toast. The exhibition is on now until the 3rd of
September at Central Art Gallery Located above the library
on Old Street in Ashton-under-Lyne. Take a look at Sarahs website
for more brilliant images http://www.sarahgreavesart.com/
www.sarahgreavesart.com
Version:1.0 StartHTML:0000000190 EndHTML:0000006488 StartFragment:0000003087 EndFragment:0000006452 SourceURL:file://localhost/Users/imacg5/Desktop/correspondance/counciltaxletter.doc If you live near Ashton-under-lyne, this fab. exhibitioncalled "Pulling threads - Embroidered Graffiti" looks well
worth a visit. Sarah Greaves creates work which pushes
the tradition of embroidery and questions women’s roles
in society. I love the fact that Sarah has to use ‘masculine’
tools such as drills and clamps to create her work
plus I love the humour and the diversity of the sufaces
she has embroidered onto. She uses the traditional craft of
embroidery in the same way a graffiti artist would spray-paint
his or her comments in public spaces. According to Greaves
we live in a world where the image reigns supreme. We judge ourselves
by the perfect ideals we see every day in magazines and
television programmes.This bombardment of body ideals
influences the way we see ourselves; we try to conform
or deviate from these ideals of beauty and status.
This means that we often find ourselves in conflict with
society and how we view ourselves. In her piece ‘Kitchen’
she lays bare our thoughts around food and how
we automatically weigh up the pros and cons of even eating a piece of
toast. The exhibition is on now until the 3rd of September at Central Art Gallery is a real gem. Located above the library on Old Street in Ashton-under-Lyne,her website
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