Mark Newport
Cut, Mend, Weave
November 12 - December 23, 2020
Greg Kucera Gallery is excited to announce our sixth exhibition by Mark Newport. Using textile as a metaphor for skin, the artist cuts and punctures cloth. The “wounds” are then stitched and mended. The weaving and embroidering used to repair the fabric also inflicts a damage on the material. The resulting “scars” are a visual history of violence and affection.
“Textile and skin are intimately connected. Physical proximity causes sweat and strength, dirt and fear, love and cologne to move from flesh to cloth indiscriminately. While cloth protects skin, either can be cut or torn. Stitches are the means to aid healing and measure the intensity of the wound.”
Work in exhibition
Featured
Embroidered fabric
65 x 75 inches
$9,800