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Artist Statement:
ARTIST STATEMENT
JANICE M. SULLIVAN
From ancient time to present
day, textiles have been
incorporated into ritual and
ceremony in all world
cultures. In Greece weavers
honored the goddess each year
with textile offerings. The
bridal cloth in particular has
been the most cherished and
important gift in many African
and Asian ceremonies. In
Europe, the bride’s dowry was
always furnished with the
family’s hand made linens. In
American Indian culture wealth
was accumulated and measured
by the textiles a family
owned.
The concept of woven cloth as
a symbol of celebration and an
element of ritual has been an
initial focal point of
inspiration in my work. My
intentions are to create
textiles that are ceremonial
in their own right. Through an
abstract approach using the
repeated imagery of pleats,
and complex multi-patterned
weave structures, I explore
the textiles essential nature.
Each piece is created as an
act of self-definition. By
exploring reflective material
in conjunction with
manipulated surfaces,
constantly changing colors are
created in these light
reflective textures that
create an aura of myth, magic,
drama and transcendence to the
work.
The landscape of natural and
constructed environments and
the effect of time upon ...
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Artist Exhibitions:
Surfacing:Mendocino Art Center
Faculty Exhibit, July 6-
August 3, 2008
Little Lake Road, Mendocino
CA...
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Janice Sullivan Biography:
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| Gender |
Female
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| Status |
Married
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| Children |
99
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| Religion |
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| Education |
Graduate Degree |
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| Hobbies / Interests |
Walking, Biking, Dogs, Swimming, Music, Movies |
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| Favorite Artistic Medium |
Fiber
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| Favorite Arthistory Movement |
Abstract Expressionism - (1940 - 1955)
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| Favorite Visual Artist |
Eva Hesse
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| Favorite Work of Art |
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BIOGRAPHICAL DESCRIPTION
Janice Sullivan graduated in Textiles from Boston University and Massachusetts College of Art with a Masters in Art Education. In her thirty year study of loom manipulated, multi-tensioned double weave, she has pioneered a new approach to sculptural textiles. The textile surfaces are treated with paint, dyes,printing techniques and stitched, as well as sculpted on loom. Her work is represented in many corporate and private collections across the country including several Kaiser-Permanente Medical Centers, Moody’s Investment Services, Quantum Corporation, Summit Medical Center & Southwest Texas Methodist Hospital.
After living in San Francisco for 23 years, Janice moved to Mendocino County in 2005, residing in Fort Bragg.She has taught at the Mendocino Art Center, San Francisco State University, and has been teaching at City College of San Francisco since 1995.
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