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A Weaving

A work made of cotton, linen, silk, wild silk, nettle fiber (ramie), rayon, and wool, plain weave and slit tapestry weave with eccentric wefts.
© James Bassler

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  • A work made of cotton, linen, silk, wild silk, nettle fiber (ramie), rayon, and wool, plain weave and slit tapestry weave with eccentric wefts.

Date:

2012

Artist:

James Bassler (American, born 1933)
United States

About this artwork

A Weaving depicts an infinite loop of colorful striped thread that gives the illusion of three-dimensionality on a two-dimensional surface. As an educator and artist, James Bassler makes work that honors the historical weaving techniques that he has studied, practiced, and shared with his students throughout his career. Here, instead of the normal perpendicular crossings of warps and wefts, he used wedge weaving, which diverts the wefts to the diagonal. Thus, the work pays his respects to both ancient Peruvian and Diné (Navajo) cultural traditions from which wedge weaving originates.

Status

On View, Gallery 59

Department

Textiles

Artist

James Bassler

Title

A Weaving

Place

United States (Object made in)

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Made 2012

Medium

Cotton, linen, silk, wild silk, nettle fiber (ramie), rayon, and wool, plain weave and slit tapestry weave with eccentric wefts

Dimensions

164.5 × 110.5 cm (63 3/4 × 43 1/2 in.)

Credit Line

Christa C. Mayer Thurman Textile Endowment

Reference Number

2015.117

Copyright

© James Bassler

Extended information about this artwork

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