Work Details
Untitled
2019
Papyrus, spun paper
24 X 19.5 inches Framed
Inventory ID: #16356
About Polly Barton
Polly Barton is a nationally recognized artist who has been working in fiber for over thirty years. She is known for adapting the ancient weaving technique of ikat tying and dyeing into contemporary woven imagery. Her most recent work is a series of drawings with thread, called the Pollen Velvets. This vibrant 2-D work premired at Chiaroscuro in July 2018. Seduced by the surface of lush, matt pastel on paper, stitched with metallic thread, she is exploring embroidery, another ancient textile art.
"Pollen Velvets" Artist Statement:
I trace the edges of tradition and technique.
This new work of pigment rubbed into paper and stitched with metallic thread grew out of the memory as a young girl of working in needlepoint alongside my great-aunt while she watched the Watergate proceedings on television.
Needlepoint requires a grid, yet these color fields became the perfect surface for a free-hand adaptation of my drawings. Intricate, intimate, these threaded drawings devour time while the thread carries memory. 5 July 2018
As a young artist, Polly Barton points to her formative job as the personal assistant to Helen Frankenthaler, from whom she observed the inner drive, resilience, and intention necessary for an artist. The year was an introduction to the challenges and rewards of the New York art world.
In 1981, she moved to Kameoka, Japan and lived in the religious heart of the Oomoto Foundation to study with master weaver, Tomohiko Inoue. She practiced tea ceremony, calligraphy and Noh Drama with Oomoto’s master teachers.
Barton continues to weave and shows her woven ikats on both coasts. Her work is in many collections including the Art Institute of Chicago, Museum of
Fine Arts, Boston, The Community Hospital Foundation of Monte Rey, the Longhouse Reserve in New York. Her work has been published in numerous
magazines including Hali Magazine, FiberArts, Surface Design Journal and American Craft. She is a member of the Textile Society of America, the Surface
Design Association, the Textile Study Group of New York, and the Espanola Valley Fiber Arts Association. She enjoys lecturing and teaching workshops to weaving guilds and conferences around the country.
All Works by Polly Barton
Untitled
2019
Papyrus, spun paper
24 X 19.5 inches Framed
Inventory ID: #16356
Mindstream Bliss
2019
Handwoven double ikat, tapestry, metallic thread
34.5 X 36 inches Framed
Inventory ID: #16353
Ocean Mist II
2019
Handwoven double ikat tapestry
18.5 X 17 inches Framed
Inventory ID: #16355
Burnished
2012
Handwoven silk, metallic thread, pigment, indigo
20 X 18 inches Framed
Inventory ID: #16251
Amulet
2019
Papyrus stitched w/ metallic thread
16.5 X 12 inches
Inventory ID: #16244
Spring Breeze (green)
2019
Pastel on paper, metallic monofilament
15.5 X 11.50 inches
Inventory ID: #16246
Red (red)
2019
Pastel on paper, metallic monofilament
15.5 X 11.50 inches Framed
Inventory ID: #16248