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Wallpaper

2005 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Tracy Kendall is a designer and maker of bespoke and limited edition wallpapers. Some are hand-crafted and involve sewing buttons, sequins, or slips of paper to a length of paper. Some are straightforward prints, with oversize images of feathers, flowers or cutlery. Others are based on photographic imagery to produce trompe l'oeil representations of objects such as stacks of plates, books, or as here - magazines. Colours, grounds and materials can be varied to suit the client's specifications. Much of her work has been for retail spaces, hotels, and clubs.

Kendall's work represents - and indeed pioneered - many of the contemporary trends in wallpaper, notably the idea of wallpaper as work of art and as a feature decoration, rather than a background covering for a whole room. She was also one of the first of the current generation of designer/makers to make wallpaper fashionable by moving away from established conventions and introducing bespoke patterns and motifs, limited (though un-numbered) editions, contemporary imagery, and 'found' motifs and materials. Her designs are witty, elegant, and dramatic.


Object details

Category
Object type
Materials and techniques
Printed
Brief description
Length of 'magazine stack' wallpaper, 2005, designed and printed by Tracy Kendall
Physical description
Unused roll of wallpaper printed with motif of a stack of magazines on a white background
Dimensions
  • Width: 47cm
length not measured
Credit line
Given by the artist
Subject depicted
Summary
Tracy Kendall is a designer and maker of bespoke and limited edition wallpapers. Some are hand-crafted and involve sewing buttons, sequins, or slips of paper to a length of paper. Some are straightforward prints, with oversize images of feathers, flowers or cutlery. Others are based on photographic imagery to produce trompe l'oeil representations of objects such as stacks of plates, books, or as here - magazines. Colours, grounds and materials can be varied to suit the client's specifications. Much of her work has been for retail spaces, hotels, and clubs.

Kendall's work represents - and indeed pioneered - many of the contemporary trends in wallpaper, notably the idea of wallpaper as work of art and as a feature decoration, rather than a background covering for a whole room. She was also one of the first of the current generation of designer/makers to make wallpaper fashionable by moving away from established conventions and introducing bespoke patterns and motifs, limited (though un-numbered) editions, contemporary imagery, and 'found' motifs and materials. Her designs are witty, elegant, and dramatic.
Collection
Accession number
E.3186-2007

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Record createdJanuary 9, 2008
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