Hiroko Ote and Stef Kreymborg:
Fiber Art from Japan and the Netherlands
March 21 – April 22, 2019
Opening Reception: Thursday, March 21, 5 – 6:30 p.m.
The Schick Art Gallery is pleased to present the work of Hiroko Ote and Stef Kreymborg
in
our upcoming fiber exhibition, curated by Skidmore Fiber Arts Associate Professor
Sang-Wook Lee.
Hiroko Ote blends elements from contemporary and traditional Japanese culture in her weaving,
often incorporating photographic imagery or calligraphic text. Checker-board patterns
form the base of much of her work, growing organically out of the warp and weft of
the weaving process. Sometimes brightly colored and other times subtle, sometimes
diaphanous, other times opaque and textured, much of Ote’s work is suspended from
the ceiling of the gallery, creating a mesmerizing ‘forest’ of fibers.
Ote graduated from Kawashima Textile School in 1985; she has shown her work in Japan
and China, including the 2010 Lausanne To Beijing Fiber Art Biennale at the Henan Museum in Henan, China. Ote’s work is in public collections at the Kyoto
Prefecture and the Museum of Modern Art in Shiga, Japan.
Dutch artist Stef Kreymborg describes her work as an investigation of ‘the interplay between individuals and
masses.’ Affected by phenomena as diverse as ridges in the sand, flocks of birds,
stacks of folded linen, and traffic patterns, Kreymborg often creates her work through
extensive duplication of a single element, using rhythm, structure, and order as guiding
principles. More recently, her work has included an element of community participation.
Among other Kreymborg pieces on view at the Schick Gallery will be her Wailing Wall of Lonely Socks, a monumental wall piece made up of thousands of single socks donated via public
outreach.
Kreymborg taught textile art for ten years before focusing on the creation of her
own work. She has shown her work extensively in Holland and across Europe, including
the 2017 XI Triennale Internationale des Textiles in Angers, France.
Both artists will be in residence at Skidmore for a week, working with fiber arts
students.
All events at the Schick Gallery are free and open to the public.
Gallery hours:
Schick Art Gallery Hours: Mon – Thurs 10 – 6; Fri 10 – 4; Sat / Sun 12 – 4
For more information, call 518-580-5049 or visit www.skidmore.edu/schick