Tapestry Topics
A Quarterly Review of Tapestry Art Today
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Spring 2004 Vol 30 No1
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The medium of tapestry is translated and transported to pure painterliness in the work of Ann Schumacher. Influenced by western abstract expressionism and the meditative serenity of the east, Schumacher astounds us with the magentas and turquoises of "Dance of the Northern Lights'". The neutral center draws us in and sets us free once again to return to the sheer joy of color around us.
Ann Schumacher, Meditations, 33"x69"
Schumacher, who works from sketches but uses no cartoon, proceeds in an unplanned way. Her sense of travel and adventure merge with the individual stitched line. The triptych "Meditations," is just that, a meditation on beauty, line and space. We are moved into wonderment. Schumacher has touched the sublime.

Issues of size have always predominated the work of Anne McGinn. Generally, McGinn's pieces are small, exquisite studies of clever narratives that amuse and delight. One such work, "Recycled Stanley: Catalog Only. 1-5,” is included in this exhibit. It measures 3" x 3". But McGinn has taken to playing with scale, pushing the limits in a grand direction. "Recycled Stanley: Interstitial Kiwi", 48" x 48", astonishes us. By playing with the Neiman-Marcus catalog, fabrics, colors, images are scissored apart, rearranged, brought together, layered, and finally collaged. These cartoons are then translated into colorful, and sometimes riotous tapestries. "Interstitial Kiwi" -- offers such visual delight we are literally stopped in our tracks. Are those buildings? The urban institution of extreme consumerism merges with a new textile landscape. Jump in. The space is phenomenal. McGinn has given a whole new meaning to the art of shopping.
Ann McGinn, Recycled Stanley: Catalog Only, Interstitial Kiwi, 48" x 48"
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