Matthew harris

Here are a few of Matthew Harris’ work on cloth. On Contemporary Applied Arts he writes this about his work: “I have never been interested in ‘perfect’ textiles. It’s the interrup…

Mayfair gallery specialising in ceramics & modern art.

Matthew Harris

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Mayfair gallery specialising in ceramics & modern art.

Spend time exploring the idea of continuity and change through drawing, collage and stitch.

Matthew Harris, Michael Brennand Wood and El Anatsui For my study of three textile artists I have chosen three men. The fact that they are men is pure coincidence, it just so happens that I admire their work. They are all connected, I believe, in their working practises by the use of many small parts to make a whole which is an element that runs through my own work. Matthew Harris is the nearest of the three to a pure textile artist and hand stitcher, although he exhibits his drawings in…

Musings on the creative process of a modern fiber artist.

Spend time exploring the idea of continuity and change through drawing, collage and stitch.

On first viewing, a work by Matthew Harris, whether made from paper or cloth, is an arresting object. The abstract surface patterns, criss crossed by stitch, or segmented by waxed thread, like the accidental blooms of crop and path within … Continued