Whitworth Gallery

After visiting the Trade and Empire Exhibition in the Whitworth Gallery, I had a look at the permanent collection. I was impressed with Ann Sutton's work. Her piece, 'Frozen Fabric: Twills 2', 1983, was a macroweave of a basic textile structure, which wove torn strips of cotton into a square construction, which Sutton had then whitewashed with white acrylic paint. The work was created to allude to the artistic practice of painting on canvas, whilst exploring the 'leitmotif' as her weaving practice, which began in the early 1960s.