Föredrag om återvunnen plast
Föredrag om återvunnen plast
Den 31 mars kl 18.00 kommer Gavin, en vän till David Powell som skapar konstverk av plast.
Föreningen medlemmar är välkomna att ta del av hans verk och berättelse. En form av konstnärssamtal.
David Powell berättar om sin nya bok "Vilse i skogen" och läser en dikt.
David, Jelena, Kirsi och Jannike berättar om sitt gemensamma pågående projekt om plast i haven.
My abstract/semi-abstract works are 2 and 3D weavings from a wide range of materials : wool, paper, rushes, twigs, coffee sacks, plastic from the sea etc.
They are often geographically specific, inspired by physical and spiritual journeys using materials collected along the way: Portugal, Australia, Finland, UK (East Anglia, Shetland, Orkney Dartmoor.)
I am also inspired by literature: Romantic Poetry (Claire, Keats, Coleridge) and Classical Myth.
Music is very important to me and I am working on a largescale coffee sack weave inspired by Britten’s Death in Venice the last in a series of four with accompanying weaves made from acrylic mono prints.
I am interested in the materiality of what I make including it’s decay and the seemingly autonomous nature of the materials that dictate the finished piece.
Most recently I have been experimenting with more open textures with visible warp and exploring the fragility of our world by using plastics scavenged from the sea.
I always work from memory: consequently any proceeds from the sale of my works are donated to dementia and mental health charities.
You can find out more of what I do at gavinstravelsblog.wordpress.com
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