Liz Collins
Liz Collins
Liz Collins is well-known for pushing the boundaries of art and design in innovative and experimental work in fabric, yarn, and other materials and techniques associated with textile media.
Although Collins embraces a language of abstraction, bold colors, patterns, and symbols allude to queer and feminist references, sourcing further inspiration from interpersonal and environmental forces such as electricity, volatility, connectivity, and energy exchange.
Whether in the form of textile, painting, drawing or installation, Collins frequently explores the dichotomy of structure and entropy–qualities inherent to textile that speak to the fissures present in broader architectural, political, and social structures. Processes of slowly cutting, unbinding, revealing, and rearranging subtly nod to the destabilization that takes place when small but organized acts aim to undercut rigid systems.
Image details: Liz Collins, Pressure, 2024, Embroidery, 24 1/2 x 18 3/4 inches (framed), 23 1/2 x 17 3/4 inches (unframed). Photo credit: Kunning Huang (above and previous page).
GALERIE July 2024 by Paul Laster
THE NEW YORK TIMES April 2024 by Laura Van Straaten
ESSE Winter 2023 by Benoit Jodoin
THE NEW YORKER December 2021 by Johanna Fatemen
BOMB March 2018 by Svetlana Kitto
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