Hanging
2000 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Rushton Aust is a leading British artist who specialises in exuberant, large scale printed and painted textiles. He creates site specific, free-hanging textile structures in which the relationship between the elements of fabric, colour, image and setting is closely interlinked. In the last few years he has worked on a number of architectural commissions in public spaces, including schools, hospital and libraries. The purpose of this hanging was to generate a sense of drama in the V&A's Textile Study Rooms (Gallery 101) and to animate the space by adding colour and elements of contemporary technology, while working with the immediate architectural surroundings.
Object details
| Category | |
| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Printed and painted cotton |
| Brief description | Printed and painted cotton banner, by Rushton Aust, England, 2000. |
| Physical description | Hanging, screen printed and painted cotton. Brightly coloured. |
| Dimensions |
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| Production type | Unique |
| Gallery label | Rushton Aust is a leading British artist who specialises in exuberant, large scale printed and painted textiles. He creates site specific, free-hanging textile structures in which the relationship between the elements of fabric, colour, image and setting is closely interlinked. In the last few years, he has worked on a number of architectural commissions in public spaces, including schools, hospitals and libraries. The purpose of this project is to generate a sense of drama in the Textile Study Rooms and to animate the space by adding colour and elements of contemporary technology, while working within the immediate architectural surroundings. |
| Object history | This banner was commissioned by the Textiles and Dress Department to animate the space of the Textile Study Rooms by adding colour and elements of contemporary technology, while working within the immediate architectural surroundings. It hangs above the main entrance. |
| Production | Attribution note: Commissioned by the Textiles and Dress Department for the Textile Study Rooms. |
| Summary | Rushton Aust is a leading British artist who specialises in exuberant, large scale printed and painted textiles. He creates site specific, free-hanging textile structures in which the relationship between the elements of fabric, colour, image and setting is closely interlinked. In the last few years he has worked on a number of architectural commissions in public spaces, including schools, hospital and libraries. The purpose of this hanging was to generate a sense of drama in the V&A's Textile Study Rooms (Gallery 101) and to animate the space by adding colour and elements of contemporary technology, while working with the immediate architectural surroundings. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | T.70-2000 |
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| Record created | February 16, 2001 |
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