landscape
A few months back, one of the kind folks at the Junc Gallery in Los Angeles, CA asked me to contribute a few pieces to an upcoming group sculpture show. I was glad to oblige, and here's one of the strange knitted tableaux that I contributed. I'll show the other one in a bit.
This one is inspired by the colors in a 1940s-era landscape print Jeff and I recently purchased at a thrift store in the Central Valley. Sort of naturey... but more intense than nature. Although I took the photo of the piece laying on the ground, it's meant to be displayed with the knitted backdrop hanging on the wall, with the four toys standing against it on a shelf positioned just below the backdrop.
The show (it's called "Cast") opens this weekend (Saturday the 17th) - if you are in or around LA, check it out! They've started posting photos some of the other pieces that will be in the show, and they are incredible. Here's a full list of the other artists contributing to the show: Evah Fan, Gary Garay, Jungmin Koh, Albert Reyes, Florencio Zavala, Rachell Sumpter, Luke Ramsey, Patrick Roberts, Esther Watson, Mark Todd, and Mari Araki. Fantastic!
A close up of some of the figures:
Click on the photos for larger versions. Deeply #1!
30 Comments:
Wow, I really love this. Beautiful colors :)
Cute yet slightly ominous. Sort of a Jasper Johns "Targets" thing going on for me. I love it.
this is great! i love the colors and repetition!
really lovely. i love your palette of colours also.
Oh dearest Jess, it is incredible!
the colors are very calming, and the faces on the figures are sweet!
soo cool.
Congrats on being featured. Truely lovely!
wow, i love the choice of colors and how the animals seem to POP off the surface. that'll look really cool up on a wall. great job!
p.s. i love all the new embroidered faces you've been working on!
ack! Jess I love it!! the colors are amazing and I love how the toys are camouflaged.
jess, i love this piece. wonderful work. good luck with the show!
-jared from bklyntweed
Truly awesome.
Oh my god, I want it! Love it!
Your knitting is sooo gorgeous. I'm jealous.
Fantastic! The colors are amazing.
THis is toooo CUTE!! PRETTY!
i'm in love with your knitting. especially this one. your color palette is amazing.
That is a really cool piece of art!
Wonderful!
That looks great!
Good luck with the show.
this is fantastic!
That is so cool Jess! I love your knitting!!
Awesome, awesome, awesome!! It looks so good on the wall.
oh my.... amazing.... i'm in love!
OK, so this is a given, but I LOVE the colors!
Hi! ;D
It is so cute and cool!
I loved it...
oh i LOVE the graphic display of that! like they are in camo and ready to spring out at you - and they do! faboo you are. and mr. toast... great pic as well.
oh i LOVE the graphic display of that! like they are in camo and ready to spring out at you - and they do! faboo you are. and mr. toast... great pic as well.
I really love this. It has a calming effect on me, maybe coz the little guys all look like they're sleeping. :) The colours you have chosen are fantastic too, and the simplicity of it all makes it a truely wonderful piece.
you.are.a.genius.
Post a Comment
<< Home