Name/Title
Textural rhythms : quilting the jazz traditionEntry/Object ID
NK9198.5.U6.M375 2007Description
"Jazz, like quilting, is a woven art form. Both genres produce textural harvests spun from the life fibers of masters of the imagination who create for our contemplation. Quiltmaking, as in jazz, evokes a host of complex rhythms and moods. Some quilt artists listen to jazz music while working on their quilts because the one form of artistic inspiration ignites in the other. When the two forms connect, the creative energy explodes exponentially. Textural Rhythms: Quilting the Jazz Tradition releases both the individual particles and the synergistic power of this explosion. The 83 quilts pictured include traditional, improvisational, and art quilts from some of the countries best known African American quilters. Textural Rhythms unites the two most well known, and popular artistic forms in African American culture jazz and quilts. These quilt artists have harnessed in cloth the spirit of jazz, and let us feel, hear, and see jazz music."Lexicon
Search Terms
african american quilts--themes, motives, art quilts--exhibitions, jazz in artLegacy Lexicon
Category
Exhibition catalogBook Details
Author
Carolyn Mazloomi, Faith Ringgold, Farah Jasmine Griffin, Tammy L. KernodlePublisher
Paper Moon PublishingDate Published
2007ISBN
9780979267505Notes
Length: 128General Notes
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ContentsNote
Foreword / Faith Ringgold -- Lost, Appropriated, and Recovered: The Threads of African American Quilt History / Carolyn L. Mazloom -- Jazzing American Culture / Farah Hasmine Griffin -- Jazz Threads-Textual Rhythms / L'Merchie Frazier -- Super Sisters, Mean Mothers, & Big Mama's: A History of Black Women & Jazz / Tammy L. Kernodle -- The Quilts.