"Crochet Sparkles, 2024" by Julie Kornblum
Crochet Sparkles, 2024. Crocheted plastic waste, yarns, and notions, 36” x 18" x 14". $3000
Statement: Crochet vest and skirt made of plastic materials. Vest is surplus plastic monofilament of unknown origin and purpose. Skirt is surplus sparkly yarns, which are all made of plastic. If not in my stash, these materials would all have been waste in the landfill.
About the artist: I always wanted to be an artist. But never attracted to drawing or painting, the artworks I envisioned were rendered with fabric, thread, and yarn. From a young age, I was taught the rules, the rights and wrongs of fiber traditions, weaving and basket making. Simultaneously, I learned to subvert the rules and traditions.
I focus on the global crisis of plastic pollution. I use cast off, surplus, and waste: recycled copper wire, one-time-use plastic bags and bits. The palette is deceptively bright and cheery, the color story of plastic packaging. These disposable items are products, and sitting on store shelves they must attract customers, like so many brightly plumaged birds, looking for mates. These materials belong solely to the modern age. Physically, they are by-products of industrialization. Conceptually, one-time-use, surplus, disposability, and waste are modern inventions. What we throw away stays around and will haunt us for who knows how long.
Crochet Sparkles, 2024. Crocheted plastic waste, yarns, and notions, 36” x 18" x 14". $3000
Statement: Crochet vest and skirt made of plastic materials. Vest is surplus plastic monofilament of unknown origin and purpose. Skirt is surplus sparkly yarns, which are all made of plastic. If not in my stash, these materials would all have been waste in the landfill.
About the artist: I always wanted to be an artist. But never attracted to drawing or painting, the artworks I envisioned were rendered with fabric, thread, and yarn. From a young age, I was taught the rules, the rights and wrongs of fiber traditions, weaving and basket making. Simultaneously, I learned to subvert the rules and traditions.
I focus on the global crisis of plastic pollution. I use cast off, surplus, and waste: recycled copper wire, one-time-use plastic bags and bits. The palette is deceptively bright and cheery, the color story of plastic packaging. These disposable items are products, and sitting on store shelves they must attract customers, like so many brightly plumaged birds, looking for mates. These materials belong solely to the modern age. Physically, they are by-products of industrialization. Conceptually, one-time-use, surplus, disposability, and waste are modern inventions. What we throw away stays around and will haunt us for who knows how long.
Crochet Sparkles, 2024. Crocheted plastic waste, yarns, and notions, 36” x 18" x 14". $3000
Statement: Crochet vest and skirt made of plastic materials. Vest is surplus plastic monofilament of unknown origin and purpose. Skirt is surplus sparkly yarns, which are all made of plastic. If not in my stash, these materials would all have been waste in the landfill.
About the artist: I always wanted to be an artist. But never attracted to drawing or painting, the artworks I envisioned were rendered with fabric, thread, and yarn. From a young age, I was taught the rules, the rights and wrongs of fiber traditions, weaving and basket making. Simultaneously, I learned to subvert the rules and traditions.
I focus on the global crisis of plastic pollution. I use cast off, surplus, and waste: recycled copper wire, one-time-use plastic bags and bits. The palette is deceptively bright and cheery, the color story of plastic packaging. These disposable items are products, and sitting on store shelves they must attract customers, like so many brightly plumaged birds, looking for mates. These materials belong solely to the modern age. Physically, they are by-products of industrialization. Conceptually, one-time-use, surplus, disposability, and waste are modern inventions. What we throw away stays around and will haunt us for who knows how long.