Last month I commented on what the art world considerations were with regards to art quilts. "It is not art"! How do you make your quilts artistic. First and foremost you need an education in art and design principles. Second, sketching and sketching scenes until finally you have created one that you like, that says something to the viewer, that evokes an emotion or responds to a condition and it follows art principles and color theory. The masters of art history gave to the world their insights into making art. These insights are the foundations of Art and Design courses. Enlarging digital images and tracing them onto stabilizer and applying fabric with under wonder does not make it a piece of art. I've read where quilt guilds advertise that they engage in the art of quilting. Quilting was never an art. You can change the wording around all you want but the truth is that it is not art. With a photocopy or scanner you can not create art. You can copy and cover a digital image. That's it. For quite some time, I've wanted to educate myself in art and design. So far, I've spent $30,000 on credited art classes over three years. I still do not have a style of art but that is my goal. If you want to judge whether or not a quilter is an artist look at their websites. Do you see a given style among their artwork. That is the first thing you will see with a textile artist, a "signature".And when you visit national quilt shows you can look at an art quilt and know who has made it without looking on the label sewn to the back. Lisa Quinn |
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