Our downstairs gallery regularly features the work of local and international artists.
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Now on view
blue
A progressive installation of work with indigo dye throughout summer 2019.
Ondi McMaster
Teresa Misagal
This is an exhibition about a color and its impact on human culture.
Indigo is among the oldest dyes to be used for textile dyeing and printing. The oldest known fabric-dyed indigo dating to 6,000 years ago was discovered in Peru. Many Asian countries, such as India and Japan, have used indigo as a dye for centuries. The dye was already known by ancient civilizations.
We present in our gallery two parallel traditions of indigo dyeing: Shibori from Japan and Mud-resistant Block Printing from India.
The Japanese word “Ai” and the Indian word “Nila” are both names for “Blue or Indigo”.
Blue is the color we perceive the sky, bodies of water, is a soothing and essential color in our lives. It is the color of our planet seen from outer-space.
As a color, Blue relates to the Throat Chakra influencing and promoting self-expression, speech, communication and the ability to communicate our needs and requirements.
Blue is the color of truth and purpose.
Ondi and Teresa have been chosen by Indigo, as they channel its natural and powerful message of transformation. The collection of textiles selected for the exhibition aim to illustrate their different traditional methods: the Japanese Shibori technique of stitching and submerging in blue (sometimes numerous times) to produce detailed patterns that are both decorative and anciently meaningful; the mud-resisting block printing from India, sometimes in combination with another plant-dye called Kassis that can show unique depths of blue and grey in subtle transparent layers.
Each piece we are showing is an original and the product of many hours of preparation, actual dyeing and chance. The work expresses careful planning, strong personal taste and good fortune, maybe resulting from the deep respect and reverence towards Indigo that both artists feel.
Please email us to be in our mailing list and receive our newsletter with details on upcoming shows.
Now on view
blue
A progressive installation of work with indigo dye throughout summer 2019.
Ondi McMaster
Teresa Misagal
This is an exhibition about a color and its impact on human culture.
Indigo is among the oldest dyes to be used for textile dyeing and printing. The oldest known fabric-dyed indigo dating to 6,000 years ago was discovered in Peru. Many Asian countries, such as India and Japan, have used indigo as a dye for centuries. The dye was already known by ancient civilizations.
We present in our gallery two parallel traditions of indigo dyeing: Shibori from Japan and Mud-resistant Block Printing from India.
The Japanese word “Ai” and the Indian word “Nila” are both names for “Blue or Indigo”.
Blue is the color we perceive the sky, bodies of water, is a soothing and essential color in our lives. It is the color of our planet seen from outer-space.
As a color, Blue relates to the Throat Chakra influencing and promoting self-expression, speech, communication and the ability to communicate our needs and requirements.
Blue is the color of truth and purpose.
Ondi and Teresa have been chosen by Indigo, as they channel its natural and powerful message of transformation. The collection of textiles selected for the exhibition aim to illustrate their different traditional methods: the Japanese Shibori technique of stitching and submerging in blue (sometimes numerous times) to produce detailed patterns that are both decorative and anciently meaningful; the mud-resisting block printing from India, sometimes in combination with another plant-dye called Kassis that can show unique depths of blue and grey in subtle transparent layers.
Each piece we are showing is an original and the product of many hours of preparation, actual dyeing and chance. The work expresses careful planning, strong personal taste and good fortune, maybe resulting from the deep respect and reverence towards Indigo that both artists feel.
