Las Cruces – The Tombaugh Gallery of the Unitarian Universalist Church of Las Cruces is fortunate to feature the work of nationally recognized artist John G. Garrett of Albuquerque for the months of November and December. Mr. Garrett has been working with the application of textile technologies and imagery to various materials for the past twenty-five years. He has been using weaving and crochet techniques to work with recycled and discarded materials. His finished creations are either 2 or 3 dimensional, but always incorporate texture and contrasts in surface finish. <img src=http://sonewmex.com/banners/uucclc.jpg border=1 align=left hspace=3 vspace=3>
In past work he has used street signs, blueprints, circuit boards, newspaper and corrugated cardboard as raw material. His work is a commentary on the nature of refuse and waste. He has placed materials in narrative situations, commenting on social topics.
Currently a full-time studio artist, holding both a BA and an MFA, Mr. Garrett taught for many years at colleges and universities in California, including Scripps College and UCLA. For the past several years, he has taught workshops on creativity and experimental basketry at schools nationwide. His work is included in several prestigious museum collections in several states and Washington, D.C.
Mr. Garrett has exhibited his work extensively for the past 20 years, including a retrospective in 2002 at the Oceanside Museum of Art, Oceanside, CA. The National Endowment for the Arts awarded Mr. Garrett fellowships in 1983 and 1995.
“Since my first weaving class in college, I have been intrigued with the systems and materials of textile constructions. Although I do very little loom weaving anymore, my art work remains about the combination of various materials. I not only use traditional fibers like yarn and string, but other linear materials such as videotapes and strips of aluminum and copper. Many of my materials have had a previous life and I am now using them in a different way. Many things from the hardware store as well as thrift stores, yard sales and flea markets also find their way into my work. All this diverse stuff‚ is organized in some way based on a textile construction. The combination of materials and methods of construction create works which may be ordered or chaotic, mechanistic or organic, somber or fun. They can be read by the viewer literally or metaphorically, but always they are a world unto themselves.”
The Tombaugh show will feature several pieces suspended high above the viewer as well as wall mounted works. The show runs through Dec.27. The Tombaugh Gallery of the Unitarian Universalist Church of Las Cruces is located at 2000 S. Solano and is open Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 10 am-2 pm. For further information, call 505-522-7281.
By Las Cruces Reporter
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Las Cruces – The Tombaugh Gallery of the Unitarian Universalist Church of Las Cruces is fortunate to feature the work of nationally recognized artist John G. Garrett of Albuquerque for the months of November and December. Mr. Garrett has been working with the application of textile technologies and imagery to various materials for the past twenty-five years. He has been using weaving and crochet techniques to work with recycled and discarded materials. His finished creations are either 2 or 3 dimensional, but always incorporate texture and contrasts in surface finish. <img src=http://sonewmex.com/banners/uucclc.jpg border=1 align=left hspace=3 vspace=3>
In past work he has used street signs, blueprints, circuit boards, newspaper and corrugated cardboard as raw material. His work is a commentary on the nature of refuse and waste. He has placed materials in narrative situations, commenting on social topics.
Currently a full-time studio artist, holding both a BA and an MFA, Mr. Garrett taught for many years at colleges and universities in California, including Scripps College and UCLA. For the past several years, he has taught workshops on creativity and experimental basketry at schools nationwide. His work is included in several prestigious museum collections in several states and Washington, D.C.
Mr. Garrett has exhibited his work extensively for the past 20 years, including a retrospective in 2002 at the Oceanside Museum of Art, Oceanside, CA. The National Endowment for the Arts awarded Mr. Garrett fellowships in 1983 and 1995.
“Since my first weaving class in college, I have been intrigued with the systems and materials of textile constructions. Although I do very little loom weaving anymore, my art work remains about the combination of various materials. I not only use traditional fibers like yarn and string, but other linear materials such as videotapes and strips of aluminum and copper. Many of my materials have had a previous life and I am now using them in a different way. Many things from the hardware store as well as thrift stores, yard sales and flea markets also find their way into my work. All this diverse stuff‚ is organized in some way based on a textile construction. The combination of materials and methods of construction create works which may be ordered or chaotic, mechanistic or organic, somber or fun. They can be read by the viewer literally or metaphorically, but always they are a world unto themselves.”
The Tombaugh show will feature several pieces suspended high above the viewer as well as wall mounted works. The show runs through Dec.27. The Tombaugh Gallery of the Unitarian Universalist Church of Las Cruces is located at 2000 S. Solano and is open Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 10 am-2 pm. For further information, call 505-522-7281.