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SMS: Stitched Message Samplers
The work makes a comparison of two creative processes: cross-stitch design creation and pixel design on a computer. It comments on the sentiment, social statement and gender associations of the two. Making pixel fonts and icons is much like cross-stitching a design. Building up an image using small squares. The picture messages hold meaning as cross-stitched sampler motifs do, yet the technological versions are more throw away, they can be copied and passed easily to other people, or deleted. By stitching them into fabric the motifs become keep sakes with embedded sentiment rather than throw away files. The meanings behind some messages differ greatly compared to messages found in traditional needlecraft, indicating perhaps that technology has given us a new tone of visual language.Price £ on request
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Endfile: Kate Pemberton
About
Kate Pemberton is a UK based artist with an international reputation for electronic and textile based contemporary art. With a degree in Interactive Arts BA (Hon’s) in 2000 Kate has exhibited in Japan, Canada, Europe, the USA, and extensively throughout the UK including technology art festivals like New Forms 04 in Vancouver and Siggraph 05 in LA. This year she won a Channel 4 ideas factory award for creative achievement. Art pieces range from interactive electronic installations, to canvas based work and textiles. Ideas stem from the status of craft objects in an age of electronic consumerist culture. Crossovers are identified between computer graphics and craft techniques, these are explored in the creation of tangible art objects. > Long Profile
Location
Birmingham, UK
Philosophy
Kate’s practice addresses the cultural effects that technology has on society, by examining the influence of the machine and of digital technologies.
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I really like Kate's work. I've downloaded a couple of her patterns before but haven't quite got round to making them up. This has reminded me!
Posted at 8:44 AM on October 6th 2006 by technokitten
Where can I buy these?
Posted at 10:42 AM on September 28th 2006 by Emma