Felt #29
Hanging
1984 (made)
1984 (made)
Artist/Maker | |
Place of origin |
Jenny Cowern trained as a painter at Brighton College of Art and the Royal College of Art. Cowern was interested in structure, exploring both architectural interiors and pattern related to architectural settings in her work. She produced her first felt piece in 1976, a nine-piece matrix which she described as 'a key work'. 'Felt, Weave, Knit' focused on the transformation of a raw material to demonstrate the structure and pattern of each technique. Increasingly drawn to the freedom and directness inherent in the art of feltmaking, Cowern started to produce large scale works inspired by the fast changing skies of Cumbria; which she believed 'had the effect of huge, freely-worked watercolours and the colour in depth of frecoes'. 'Felt #29' reflects a departure away from Cowern's sky series of felts, and a concentration on cutting and re-combining the material to create a complex collage.
Object details
Categories | |
Object type | |
Title | Felt #29 (assigned by artist) |
Materials and techniques | Dyed and felted wool |
Brief description | Felt wall hanging 'Felt #29' using short fibre wool and dyed red and orange, designed and made by Jenny Cowern, Cumbria, 1984. |
Physical description | Felt wall hanging using short fibre wool and dyed red and orange. |
Dimensions |
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Production type | Unique |
Object history | Purchased. Registered File number 1984/1644. |
Production | Attribution note: The use of short fibre wool marked a departure for Cowern, who had previously used longer fibre wook for her large-scale felts |
Summary | Jenny Cowern trained as a painter at Brighton College of Art and the Royal College of Art. Cowern was interested in structure, exploring both architectural interiors and pattern related to architectural settings in her work. She produced her first felt piece in 1976, a nine-piece matrix which she described as 'a key work'. 'Felt, Weave, Knit' focused on the transformation of a raw material to demonstrate the structure and pattern of each technique. Increasingly drawn to the freedom and directness inherent in the art of feltmaking, Cowern started to produce large scale works inspired by the fast changing skies of Cumbria; which she believed 'had the effect of huge, freely-worked watercolours and the colour in depth of frecoes'. 'Felt #29' reflects a departure away from Cowern's sky series of felts, and a concentration on cutting and re-combining the material to create a complex collage. |
Collection | |
Accession number | T.140-1985 |
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Record created | December 14, 2006 |
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