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OverviewThis exciting journal brings together research in an innovative and distinctive academic forum, and will be of interest to all those who share a multifaceted view of textiles within an expanded field. Representing a dynamic and wide-ranging set of critical practices, it provides a platform for points of departure between art and craft; gender and identity; cloth, body and architecture; labour and technology; techno-design and practice - all situated within the broader contexts of material and visual culture. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Pennina Barnett , Professor Janis Jefferies , Doran RossPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Imprint: Berg Publishers Volume: v. 1 Dimensions: Width: 17.20cm , Height: 0.70cm , Length: 24.40cm Weight: 0.215kg ISBN: 9781859737606ISBN 10: 1859737609 Pages: 128 Publication Date: 01 October 2003 Audience: General/trade , Professional and scholarly , College/higher education , General , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Out of Print Availability: Awaiting stock  Table of ContentsNarelle Jubelin at Goldsmiths College, London Catherine Harper Beast Dreaming: Myth, Materials, Fantasy and Psychoanalysis in Making a Beast Costume Jane Graves Webs of Wrath: Terrible Textiles from the War of Troy Lois Martin Rethinking Textile: The Advent of the Smart Fiber Surface Susanne Kuchler Drapery and Pattern in Portrait Painting as a Source for my Work in the Photobooth, With Particular Reference to The Curtain Master William Larkin Liz Rideal Exhibition reviews 'Eva Hesse' Reviewed by Alison Rowley 'The Quilts of Gee's Bend' Reviewed by Christine Tate Book Review 'New Material as New Media: The Fabric Workshop and Museum' Reviewed by Anne BourbeauReviews'This journal has a lot going for it. It is easy to handle, well printed on good paper, imaginatively designed.Any university or college with an interest in textiles should subscribe to it and make it easily available. For individual scholars and makers, the journal provides a useful resource and will be a pleasure to collect and possess.' - Times Higher Education 'I welcome this journal as an exciting event, which has been long overdue. It provides a window into the vast field of textiles, which is the very fabric of our life. - Jasleen Dhamija, Independent Scholar 'Textile aims to publish cutting-edge research into the meanings of cloth, within the broadest context of material and visual culture. On this first showing, the publication is not only academic but accessible, with diverse contributions presented in a readable format Textile shows that wider cultural interest in 'the crafts' comes when we dare to move beyond the narrow concerns of tradition and technique. - Crafts 'This journal has a lot going for it. It is easy to handle, well printed on good paper, imaginatively designed.Any university or college with an interest in textiles should subscribe to it and make it easily available. For individual scholars and makers, the journal provides a useful resource and will be a pleasure to collect and possess.'- Times Higher Education'I welcome this journal as an exciting event, which has been long overdue. It provides a window into the vast field of textiles, which is the very fabric of our life.- Jasleen Dhamija, Independent Scholar'Textile aims to publish cutting-edge research into the meanings of cloth, within the broadest context of material and visual culture. On this first showing, the publication is not only academic but accessible, with diverse contributions presented in a readable format Textile shows that wider cultural interest in 'the crafts' comes when we dare to move beyond the narrow concerns of tradition and technique.- Crafts Author InformationPennina Barnett and Janis Jefferies are lecturers at Goldsmiths College, University of London. Doran Ross is affiliated with the UCLA Fowler Museum of Cultural History, Los Angeles. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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