Five squares series: Throb 1 and Throb 2 – exhibition
Five squares series : Throb 1
Five squares series: Throb 1 – final
Five squares series: Throb 1 – detail
Title: Throb 1
Five square series
Format: 171 cm x 171 cm – 5ft 7in x 5ft 7in
Weight: 1625 g – 3lb 9 oz
Date: 2018- 2019
No. 197.2019.2
Technique: 1,063 fabric squares of five different sizes. Fragments assembled by hand using three techniques depending on size and the 3-D effect, then quilted onto canvas through a silk core.
Description: The work owes its English title to the fact that the word “throb” has greater onomatopoeic impact than its French equivalent “pulsation”.
Throb 1 was inspired by works featuring shading in warm colours by Aurélie Nemours, Rothko and Paul Klee, as well as Johannes Itten’s work on squares.
The geometric base using squares of five different sizes was designed for “Ripples in the Water”. Here it has been fit into a square: a unique proportion to boost the dynamics. A library of red fabrics carefully collected over the course of 20 years, enhanced by two collections, features over 60 shades of red.
Wiggle room as needed to test reds. Alternating classic and 3-D assembly techniques enhances the volume effect yet further, with the textile composition achieving sculpture status.
