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Anthea Barry (Kulin Nation), Fibre Of Our Being, 2024, cotton, wool, felt, roving, alpaca fiber, silk, woven steel, banana silk, 1620 x 780 x 100 mm.
Photo: Christian Capurro.
About the Artist
I do not consider myself as an "artist", however I love to be creative. I enjoy weaving, which is very therapeutic, using watercolours, soft pastel and making soap. It's more about the feeling and enjoyment and I often gift my work to people that have meaning in my life. Art is my outlet to let go and be free, it brings me peace, calmness and a great sense of achievement.
About the Artwork
I drove past eucalyptus branches which had snapped off and they were hanging over the guard rail on the highway. I was intrigued… would it stay white or become dull? Over time, the brighter they became. I imagined, what if I could weave between the branches, to bring something back to life… to give it meaning and vibrancy again?
So, I saved the beautiful branches, and I began searching through Country, looking at the different colours she gives us. I knew the vision I wanted and especially the “feeling”. I want it to be layered like the land visually (like looking at a midden), and the colours needed to represent Country, and to be textured.
With each loop, I could feel it all coming together.
I could see the loops as DNA that we all carry within us. Sometimes we are tightly wound, sometimes we are loose and free, and sometimes we can all be joined together (we can also come undone), we can be all different shades with many layers, and we are forever evolving in different directions.
These are all the things that make us unique and “to feel somethings very deeply”. This is “Fibre of Our Being”.