29.4.20 Knitting as grid
‘I find the meanings implicit in the construction of knitting intriguing. Albers (in Smith, 2014, p143) suggests that ‘the intertwining of threads specific to textiles…becomes …a philosophical net.’ Art historian Jo Turney (2009, p 108) describes each knitted stitch as a ‘deliberate hole…an imperfection…’ Richard Tuttle (in Dercon, 2014, p145) explains how the weave of fabric ‘conceals and reveals elements’ of the cloth. He likens it to the ‘grid motif in modern art and beyond’ (ibid.) and goes on to say ‘the meanings of…construction attach themselves to the idea of over/under, under/over’ (ibid.). (Baker, 2020b, p.11-14)
Baker, L. (2020b) Critical knitting: knitting as a research method, unpublished post graduate essay
‘I find the meanings implicit in the construction of knitting intriguing. Albers (in Smith, 2014, p143) suggests that ‘the intertwining of threads specific to textiles…becomes …a philosophical net.’ Art historian Jo Turney (2009, p 108) describes each knitted stitch as a ‘deliberate hole…an imperfection…’ Richard Tuttle (in Dercon, 2014, p145) explains how the weave of fabric ‘conceals and reveals elements’ of the cloth. He likens it to the ‘grid motif in modern art and beyond’ (ibid.) and goes on to say ‘the meanings of…construction attach themselves to the idea of over/under, under/over’ (ibid.). (Baker, 2020b, p.11-14)
Baker, L. (2020b) Critical knitting: knitting as a research method, unpublished post graduate essay