03.10.21
Thinking about other projects I can undertake as well as doing my research I chose to look back at the work of Sterling Ruby as he is a constant source of inspiration for me. I was remembering his use of textiles and this idea of his fashion line coming from spare fabrics and dust sheets used to control mess and liked the idea of using this to create something new. Looking at this idea I wanted to use the recording of my mess and movement by cutting a piece of canvas in the shape of my studio space floor plan and leave it there for the remainder of the year. I want my marks to non-purposeful and completely natural however I want to ensure it remains a solid piece so if torn, ripped or cut I will use the idea of Japanese 'Boro' and repair the physical but not aesthetic damage.
Sterling Ruby
Sterling Ruby’s work engages with issues related to autobiography, art history, and the violence and pressures within society. Employing diverse aesthetic strategies and mediums—including sculpture, drawing, collage, ceramics, painting, and video—he examines the tensions between fluidity and stasis, Expressionism and Minimalism, the abject and the pristine. His vast variety of techniques he explores show this emphasis on materialist value with his work without straying away from the core message and influence of the work.
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| Sterling Ruby WORK WEAR 2008-2016 |
Boro
Boro are a class of Japanese textiles that have been mended or patched together. The term is derived from the Japanese term "boroboro", meaning something tattered or repaired. The term 'boro' typically refers to cotton, linen and hemp materials, mostly hand-woven by peasant farmers, that have been stitched or re-woven together to create an often many-layered material used for warm, practical clothing. Historically, it was more economical to grow, spin, dye, weave and make one's own clothing over buying new garments, and equally as economical to re-use old, worn-out clothing as fabric for new garments; warmer fibres such as cotton were also less commonly available, leading to the development of layering as a necessity in the creation of lower-class clothing. Boro textiles are typically dyed with indigo, historically having been the cheapest and easiest-to-grow dyes available to the lower classes. Many examples of boro feature kasuri dye-work, and most extant examples of boro today are antiques or modern reproductions made as a craft project, with the introduction of cheaper ready-to-wear clothing to early 20th century Japan rendering the creation of boro mostly unnecessary.
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| Traditional Boro Kimono Date Unknown |