Skip to Content
Today Open today 10–11 members | 11–8 public

The Clearing

A work made of silk and paper, crochet and crochet variations; appliquéd with silk, plain weaves, some printed, dyed, hole-punched, and discharge dyed and appliquéd with silk, ribbon; embroidered with silk; metal wire wrapped with silk; blocked.
© 2008 Michael Olszewski.

Image actions

  • A work made of silk and paper, crochet and crochet variations; appliquéd with silk, plain weaves, some printed, dyed, hole-punched, and discharge dyed and appliquéd with silk, ribbon; embroidered with silk; metal wire wrapped with silk; blocked.

Date:

2008

Artist:

Michael Olszewski (American, b. 1950)
United States

About this artwork

This work returns to the emotional content expressed by the much earlier Mourning. It has a crocheted ground to which fabric elements and “marks” or signs have been added, and it incorporates the trace of a message at the top. Another textile in the series was described in a recent exhibition as “enjoyably unsettling,” words that could be applied to many of Olszewski’s pieces.

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Textiles

Artist

Michael Olszewski

Title

The Clearing

Place

United States (Object made in)

Date  Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.

Made 2008

Medium

Silk and paper, crochet and crochet variations; appliquéd with silk, plain weaves, some printed, dyed, hole-punched, and discharge dyed and appliquéd with silk, ribbon; embroidered with silk; metal wire wrapped with silk; blocked

Dimensions

75.6 × 74.1 × 5.1 cm (29 3/4 × 29 3/16 × 2 in.)

Credit Line

Purchased with funds provided by the Textile Society

Reference Number

2013.63

Copyright

© 2008 Michael Olszewski.

Extended information about this artwork

Object information is a work in progress and may be updated as new research findings emerge. To help improve this record, please email . Information about image downloads and licensing is available here.

Share

Sign up for our enewsletter to receive updates.

Learn more

Image actions

Share