Eileen
Harrisson
Textile
Artist
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Statement
Explorations of inkjet printing and Photoshop, begun
during my Masters studies at university, have allowed my work to
develop into a fusion not just of paint and stitch but of print as
well, creating a marriage between the ancient arts of painting and
stitching with modern computer technologies.
With stitch as a vital component in my images, I believe
that, as brushwork is unique to the individual painter,
so the laying down of thread and mark-making through hand stitch is
unique to each
practitioner, the execution of the stitch analogous to the stroke of
brush or mark of pencil or pen.
Still
drawn to the
liminal places, wind-swept beach and sheep dotted hill, aesthetic
concerns within my practice revolve around the emotive power of colour
and expressive line, pathways to
the ineffable sought through the tactile sensitivity of fabric and
thread.
Acting on an awareness of the close relationship between music and
art, a cadence in G Minor for voice
and double bass , composed and in part performed by the artist, has
been arranged in my "embroidered sound" and recorded to accompany my
installation, "The Invitation".
Fostering
a spirit of contemplation, a meditation on life, art and the spirit, my
work revolves predominantly around the rich vein of the abstract.
However, the
drama of humanity, always a deep concern for the artist, once again
plays a central role within the aims and consciousness of the
artwork, the human figure
and physiognomy taking their place within the poetics of form to speak
of issues of time and history, the hopes and dreams of so many lives
lived, the paths and urgings of the soul.
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Harrisson 2012.
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Harrisson
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