Line/Loop/Line shows the work of seven artists who explore the language of geometric abstraction in textiles through manipulating patterns, lines, stripes, shapes, repetition and colour. These artists employ cloth and coil weaving, quilting and tapestry, the handmade and machine made.

The act of weaving is a series of complex spatial and mathematical decisions replicated in different variations. Pattern, repetition and geometry are at the core of weaving: threads that intersect - going under and over, around and through, lines that loop through other lines.

Most textiles are destined to conform to the back-and-forth lines these algorithmic constraints dictate, meaning weaving is perfectly placed to depict geometric abstraction – grids, lines, stripes. The playful interaction of shapes in a colour field, the sensory clash of colours, expressed through the tactile sensibility of woven textiles.

Line/Loop/Line celebrates the artistry of weaving and its potential for us to experience the magic of making and materiality.

Including:

Donna Blackall (Yorta Yorta)
Phong Chi Lai
Misako Nakahira (JPN)
Malin Parkegren (SWE)
Britt Salt
Shannon Slee
Theo Rooden (NLD)

WHERE: Australian Tapestry Workshop
WHEN: Thursday 2 November 2023 - Friday 2 February 2024