Dorothy Clews: All is in Flux Essay,     Field Trials,     Twisted Landscapes,     6th Reiteration

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Dorothy Clews: Should an antique tapestry fragment be regarded as a timeworn piece of art history, or is it something that can be re-evaluated and given a new association?  In this series, tapestry becomes a metaphor for the intersections between existing land and imported cultures. The seams and needle weaving bind together the rich cultural history of the tapestry fragments with the stark textured ridges of the contemporary Australian landscape, whether cultural or actual.

Dorothy Clews
"Fallow field returning to the Source" 2010 28 x 12cm Raffia and antique tapestry fragment

Dorothy Clews
"Neither here nor there" 2013 26 x 30cm (mounted)
Raffia and antique tapestry fragment

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"Neither here nor there" detail

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"The Space Between" 2011 13 x 15cm tapestry weave, stitch, seine twine, raffia, antique tapestry fragment

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"The Space Between" detail

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"Antipodean Landscape" 2011 23 x 18cm (irregular)
Raffia and antique tapestry fragment

Dorothy Clews
"Antipodean Landscape" detail