This is a piece of work made by Shiota, I picked this one out because I like the contrast of the pure white dress hanging within the dark web-like design of the wool. Even though it is just wool it has quite a menacing effect like you shouldn't go in there and it makes the dress seem more precious, like it's protected and shouldn't be touched or something bad will happen. I then found what the artist thinks about her work and its quite interesting because describes the strings of wool intertwining looking like lace which isn't really that scary but I thought it reminded me more of a spiders web so it just shows how everyone can interpret pieces of art in such different ways.
Below are two quotes about what the artist says about her work:
.how lace is significant to their work
“I am more interested in the lines, which are often represented
in my work through black string. These strings are woven into each other, which can make it look a bit like lace, which is also intricately woven. The difference is that my strings are in a random pattern, whilst lace follows set designs and patterns”.
in my work through black string. These strings are woven into each other, which can make it look a bit like lace, which is also intricately woven. The difference is that my strings are in a random pattern, whilst lace follows set designs and patterns”.
...the ideas behind the work
“My installations with clothes always refer to the clothes as a second skin, which carry the memories of the people who wore these clothes”
Tomoko Shioyasu
Tomoko Shioyasu is a Japanese artist who specialises in sculpture, in particular paper tapestries. Shioyasu makes the giant floor to ceiling tapestries out of nothing but paper and uses tools such as utility knives and soldering irons. Her designs are normally very intricate and seem to show natural and organic things like 'the flow of water', 'forces of wind' or 'patterns of cells'. I think her work is amazing how something so seemingly flimsy can hang without ripping which I guess is down to the fact that the incisions she makes to create the patterns are very delicate and small so it still leaves a significant amount of paper in order for it to support itself. I like this one above as it looks like swirling water or a wave. It's remarkable how she has made it look so realistic just by using one medium or material as well, just by creating a sense of texture and different tones it actually looks quite life-like.
Sources:
Lost In Lace [Internet] - http://lostinlace.org.uk/artists/chiharu-shiota - Accessed 1/3/2013
This is Colossal [Internet] http://www.thisiscolossal.com/2011/03/immense-paper-cut-tapestries-by-tomoko-shioyasu/ - accessed 1/3/2013
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