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Cecilia Charlton American, b. 1985
Quilted Composition [awkward painting 2], 2020
Hand-embroidered wool on canvas over panel
36 x 46cm
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Cecilia Charlton, Quilted Composition [awkward painting 2], 2020
£ 770.00
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Cecilia’s mother, mother-in-law, aunt, grandmother, and great grandmother all make quilts. While Cecilia finds quilts inspiring and has a love for their aesthetic, she has never felt compelled to create...
Cecilia’s mother, mother-in-law, aunt, grandmother, and great grandmother all make quilts. While Cecilia finds quilts inspiring and has a love for their aesthetic, she has never felt compelled to create one herself.
These artworks express a creativity inspired by quilts, but within the modes of expression in Cecilia’s wheelhouse. Sewn pieces of fabric are stretched around a painting stretcher, embroidered with abstract, geometric embroidery that has an element of colour play. Lightly-shaded coloured pencils create undulating landscapes that mimic a quilt’s bunchy surface. The stitches in the paper further the world play in referencing quilting stitches, perhaps making the artwork closer to a quilt than to a drawing.
These awkward paintings relate to Cecilia in a personal way and this personality not only interests her but makes her feel awkward, yet she would not change their composition if given the chance. For Cecilia, they are a physical manifestation of her inner personality and for this reason she finds them incredibly poignant.
These artworks express a creativity inspired by quilts, but within the modes of expression in Cecilia’s wheelhouse. Sewn pieces of fabric are stretched around a painting stretcher, embroidered with abstract, geometric embroidery that has an element of colour play. Lightly-shaded coloured pencils create undulating landscapes that mimic a quilt’s bunchy surface. The stitches in the paper further the world play in referencing quilting stitches, perhaps making the artwork closer to a quilt than to a drawing.
These awkward paintings relate to Cecilia in a personal way and this personality not only interests her but makes her feel awkward, yet she would not change their composition if given the chance. For Cecilia, they are a physical manifestation of her inner personality and for this reason she finds them incredibly poignant.