Ridisegnare le grandi linee

Ridisegnare le grandi linee (2007)
(Redraw the Big Lines)

unframed price

fibre cotton, pigment dyes

H 65 x W 114 cm

Suggested framed dimesnions:
H 95 x W 144 cm (min)

Le Grandi Linee are those strong marked lines between earth and sky, water and land, meadow and forest. In the Italian Dolomites, perspective and distance take on a different meaning and at certain altitudes the horizon opens up into a 360 degree infinity of unending possibilities.

The larger pulp works can be displayed unframed by attaching to a framework and allowing them to float away from the wall. I can advise further on this.

Note on the technique:

The cotton fibre pulp works are built up using layers of dyed pulp in a wet-on-wet or wet-on-dry, hand mould and deckle process. There is no glue in the mixture as the 'paper' holds together through the natural interweaving of the fibres themselves.

The pulp is made predominantly from cotton linters which is repeatedly mashed with water before different natural or synthetic, fibre-reactive pigment dyes are added to create the basic palette. In some cases, organic material is mixed with or embedded in the pulps, with the possibility of larger elements being stripped away when wet or dry leaving a 3D graffito-style impression in the revealed layers. An important feature is the uneven edges (deckle edges) that the process produces.

The natural light plays a big part in the drying process which can take 3 to 4 weeks. Natural sunlight and the right temperature help the chemical reaction between pigment and fibre resulting in stronger, high-density colours.