The Gallery of Contemporary Textile Artists
Maxine Bristow
United Kingdom
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3 x 19: Intersecting a SeamSize: Overall dimensions: H163cm x W418cm (Individual pieces:H163cm x W124cm)
Materials: Linen, cotton, gesso.
Date: 1999 -
18 x 51 over 11.44Size: H214cm x L1114cm (Individual pieces:H214cm x W51cm)
Material: Cotton, horsehair interfacing, gesso.
Date: 2002 -
Needlepoint: ref no. 7510, 3 x 63cm Surround (Detail of 3 column installation)Size: H100cm (from top of handrail to the floor) x W63cm x D63cm
Material: Column dimensions: height of ceiling (variable) x 43.2cm sq approx
Tapestry canvas, denim, tapestry wool, metal fixings.
Date: 2002 -
Light-switch ref: 203/18Size: Variable according to installation configuration
Material: White concrete, plaster, granite chippings, carborundum powder, tapestry wool, tapestry canvas, electrical fittings.
Date: 2004 -
Installation view, Sensual Austerity, Bolton Museum and Art Gallery, November 2006Size: Variable according to installation configuration
Material: Felted wool, cotton, viscose, gesso.
Date: 2006
Barrier Darn, ref no.648 (section of 10 barrier installation - configuration flexible)Size: Variable according to installation configuration (Individual units: H 89cm x W193cm x D24.5cm)
Material: Wool cloth, cotton thread, metal fabrication.
Date: 2005
Needlepoint: ref no. 7510, 3 x 63cm Surround (3 column installation)Size: H100cm (from top of handrail to the floor) x L63cm x W63cm
Column dimensions: height of ceiling (variable) x 43.2cm sq approx
Material: Tapestry canvas, denim, tapestry wool, metal fixings.
Date: 2002
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Back Rests ref.962/398Size: H119cm x W171cm x D12cm (Individual pieces: H119cm x W47.5cm x D12cm)
Material: Cotton fabric(s), embroidery cotton, cotton wadding, timber, steel.
Date: 2008
Maxine Bristow
The work suggests repetition and utility, referencing a rational minimalist aesthetic which is undermined by the social and historical connotations of the needlework techniques employed in its production. Recent work explores the relationship between minimalist sculpture and features of the built environment which mediate between the body and space and with which we have an actual physical though often unconscious bodily relationship.
Artist's Statement
