photo: KIOKU Keizo
Destroy the Heart
| Artist | Michael BRENNAND-WOOD |
|---|---|
| Year | 1999 |
| Material/ Technique | inlaid fabric, marble dust, sand, wood, metal |
| Size/ Duration | each panel：φ100.5 × D10cm |
| Copyright Notice | © Michael BRENNAND-WOOD |
| Year of acquisition/ donation | 2003 |
| Description | Bor n in Bur y, UK in 1952.Lives and works in Wrestlingworth. Brennand-Wood studied textiles at university and graduate school. He created works using not only textiles but also other materials such as lattices of wood intricately intertwined with cloth and threads. While he pursues three-dimensional expression with textiles, he has a strong interest in traditional techniques such as lace and embroidery, and produces artworks influenced by the decorative cultures of Asia and Africa. Crossing over different cultures and materials, he quests for a rich, multi-layered world of expression. This work comprises five circlar wooden panels the final dark one clad in stone and African slate. Each panel has been carved out intricately, and the engraving is filled with red and black cloth, using a kind of inlay technique. Commenting on the panels’ circular shape and elaborate patterns, the artist says: “They refer to microscope lenses and cultivation dishes.” This suggests his interest in the relationship between the structure of textiles and images of the constant transfiguration and multiplication of cells and genes. Discovering positive values in ‘decoration’ and ‘domestic work’ that had been averted by the modernists, and freely incorporating different elements in history as well as different cultures and fields, the artist gives expression to his own views and social values. |
NOTES
This Collection Data page contains the works and materials in the collection of 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa, as of April 1, 2018.
Artists are listed alphabetically by artist’s surname.
Works and materials by the same artists are listed according to the date of the work in principle.
Works whose dates are unidentified are listed at the end of each item. Some works are not listed according to the date of work due to their relations.
The data of works and materials are listed in order of title, production year, material/technique/form, dimensions, donor’s name, copyright holder and credit for photograph.
Dimensions are given by height (H) x width (W) in centimeters for plane work, and height (H) x width (W) x depth (D) in cm for 3-D work. Diameter (Ø) is used for circular work.
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