joe lewis
One Thought: 20 Years of Making
Textile works
September 3 – 26, 2021
In this exhibition there will be a selection of pieces created since 1998 that use a silhouette of figure in a competitive Body Building pose to explore techniques of creating surface design through; applique, embroidery, silkscreen and structure (hand woven Jacquard cloth)
There will also be three “Mistaken Textiles” lengths handwoven cloth and garments made from them.
joe. lewis whose pronoun is simply Queer, is of invader/settler descent who is based in the stolen land known as Tkaronto, They have been exhibiting professionally since 1985 and was last seen in Peterborough at Artspace in their 1999 solo exhibition “Patchwork: Reconstructing the Personal. They have worked exclusively with textiles since 1997 and has been weaving since 2002.
“In different terms”
thermal transfer on felt with couching on found damask
“Working men in log cabin”
Pieced cotton quilt square. Varnish transfer and applique
“Waiting”
Natural dyes, transfer print applique on cotton handkerchief
untitled
pulled thread and chain stitch on layered cotto
“Two”
Applique with chain stitch on pieced fabrics unknown fiber
“Man In Garden”
reverse applique and stitching
“Shield: unnoticeable man”
pieced fabric and chain stitch applique 9″
pulled thread work and chain stitch on found linen place mat
“Dreaming“
thermal transfer on cotton, chain stitch
“Mud Flap Boy in Landscape“
2007 Jacquard woven textile,
“Red Tool Belt”
Blue Sky With Red Rose”
Jacquard woven textile
“Sky Child”
“Harlequin “
“Dancing Child”
“Frame”
Wistful
“Blue Genes”
“Shades of Blue ( My Future Suit) ” hand woven yardage.
“rag rhapsody” recycled cotton and polyester sheets and cotton cloth
“Dancing Brown”
Harness woven cloth on table loom
Vest made with back strap loom
Ludmila Gallery 