Incantations
Tapestry
1988 (made)
1988 (made)
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Liza Collins trained as a painter at the Northeast London Polytechnic. She went on to study tapestry at the Royal College of Art under the tutelege of the prestigious weaver Marta Rogoyska. Collins' work shows a similar use of colour, shape and the same liveliness in its execution as her mentor. Her imagery, however, is unique and 'Incantations' is a superb example of her eccentric colour schemes and inventive composition. Collins uses traditional weaving techniques to create her tapestries, which in contrast are often rather innovative in their outcome. She looks to nature as an unending source of inspiration for her work and her creative eye is stimulated both by the traditional English garden, inhabited with flora and fauna, but also by the night sky when it is 'populated with moonbeams, sand surf and shooting stars', as can be seen in Incantations.
Object details
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Title | Incantations (assigned by artist) |
Materials and techniques | Tapestry woven in hand dyed wool on a cotton warp |
Brief description | Woven tapestry 'Incantations' of hand dyed wool weft on a cotton warp, designed by Liza Collins, Great Britain, 1988 |
Physical description | Woven tapestry of hand dyed wool weft on a cotton warp. With bold abstract imagery. |
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Production type | Unique |
Object history | Purchased. Registered File number 1989/1411. |
Summary | Liza Collins trained as a painter at the Northeast London Polytechnic. She went on to study tapestry at the Royal College of Art under the tutelege of the prestigious weaver Marta Rogoyska. Collins' work shows a similar use of colour, shape and the same liveliness in its execution as her mentor. Her imagery, however, is unique and 'Incantations' is a superb example of her eccentric colour schemes and inventive composition. Collins uses traditional weaving techniques to create her tapestries, which in contrast are often rather innovative in their outcome. She looks to nature as an unending source of inspiration for her work and her creative eye is stimulated both by the traditional English garden, inhabited with flora and fauna, but also by the night sky when it is 'populated with moonbeams, sand surf and shooting stars', as can be seen in Incantations. |
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Accession number | T.341-1989 |
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Record created | September 16, 2006 |
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