Steampunk: Mechanical Science meets Victorian Romance
May 5, 2011 and will run through August 6, 2011
The TACtile Textile Arts Center is changing gears--literally! Artists are invited to submit entries by April 4 for our next exhibit--Steampunk: Mechanical Science meets Victorian Romance to be heldMay 5, 2011 to August 6, 2011. This is where past and future mechanical science meets Victorian romance and will feature fiber art interpretations of the Steampunk movement.
An ever growing movement of intrigue and fantasy; Steampunk couture is a romantic mix of Victorian lace, silks and brocades, goggles, brass and copper, watch parts, found objects, and filigree transformed into a mesmerizing artistic narrative with a mechanical influence. Working with a myriad of fabrics, lace, roving, yarn, buttons, beads, knit, crochet, needlework, paint, dye, gears, cogs, rivets, and studs, the artist creates works engulfed in passion from a fictional world where mechanical science is united with Victorian romance.
The juried show will be at TACtile’s new location, in the JHB building, 1955 S. Quince Street, Denver, CO. The show will open Thursday, May 5, 2011 and will run through August 6, 2011. (TACtile is open from noon to 5:00 pm, Tuesday through Saturday, and until 8:00 pm on Thursday (3rdThursday of the month TACtile closes at 5:00 pm for Guild events). Various events and classes will be presented during the show. For more details about the show visit www.tactilearts.org or call 720.524.8886.
