Duane Reed Gallery: Friday, 11 September 2008

Sun Smith-Foret SILVER SCREEN QUILTS: Art about Movies
September 11 – October 10, 2009
Opening Reception To Meet the Artist
Friday, September 11th from 5-8 pm; Gallery hours: Tuesday through Saturday 10-6pm.

Silver Screen Quilts are works of cloth, paint and mixed media referencing film and cinema. The African American textile technique of strip piecing seems an appropriate vehicle with which to structure compelling graphic imagery with idea stimulated by mass media and what is often referred to as entertainment. Both forms, quilts and films, represent human expression from the popular domain, both are labor intensive requiring collaborative effort over significant periods of time, both seek to expand and open the world of visual and conceptual idea to people hungry for a connection with each other. By joining films and quilts in a hybrid form that includes painting, embroidery and appliqué, I seek to marry disparate aesthetic strivings from the domain of popular culture.

This exhibition is in conjunction with Innovations in Textiles 8. Innovations in Textiles 8 is a biennial collaborative event in St. Louis, MO, that investigates the state of contemporary textile arts. Nineteen nonprofit and private arts organizations join forces to present exhibitions related to fiber art created by national and international artists.

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