Plied Colour
A natural progression from Colour and Structure, a subject explored since 2019, this body of work builds a lexicon of colour and structure interactions, in the typology of the plied and braided line.
A natural progression from Colour and Structure, a subject explored since 2019, this body of work builds a lexicon of colour and structure interactions, in the typology of the plied and braided line.
Hand-dyed and plied abaca.
Dimensions H87 x W11x D11cm.Plied Colour VI 2048, 2026.
The tie-dyeing technique employed in all Plied Colour pieces is an adaptation of the resist-dyeing process in kasuri, also known as Japanese ikat. Each colour is dyed separately. Sections not to be dyed are bound extremely tightly to prevent colouration.
After dyeing, the yarns are plied together into a solid column of lines, showing the extreme contrast between pure colour and an optical mix of red and blue.
The ends are bound using the same ikat-binding technique used to create the resist – a reference to the key process.
After dyeing, the yarns are plied together into a solid column of lines, showing the extreme contrast between pure colour and an optical mix of red and blue.
The ends are bound using the same ikat-binding technique used to create the resist – a reference to the key process.
Process, Plied Colour VI 2048
Hand-dyed and braided abaca.
Dimensions H168 x W140x D9cm.
Plied Colour Lexemes
To systematically document different colour-structure interactions, Plied Colour Lexemes were created, building an ever-growing lexicon.
To systematically document different colour-structure interactions, Plied Colour Lexemes were created, building an ever-growing lexicon.
Plied Colour Lexeme 01, 2024.Hand-dyed abaca.
Dimensions H45 x W8 x D8cm.
Plied Colour Lexeme 02, 2024.Hand-dyed abaca.
Dimensions H45 x W8 x D8cm.
Plied Colour Lexeme 03, 2024.Hand-dyed abaca.
Dimensions H45 x W8 x D8cm.
Each Lexeme was created with a combination of colour transition in mind. These colour transitions often result in a change in visual resolution, scattering a single colour and optically mixing it with another. While certain pairs of colours optically mix more harmoniously, others render a visual noise of competeing hues.
Plied Colour Lexeme 10, 2024.Hand-dyed abaca.
Dimensions H24 x W31 x D7cm.
Plied Colour Lexeme 04, 2024.Hand-dyed abaca.
Dimensions H24 x W31 x D7cm.
Plied Colour Lexeme 05, 2024.Hand-dyed abaca.
Dimensions H28 x W34 x D9cm.
Plied Colour Lexeme 06, 2024.Hand-dyed abaca.
Dimensions H28 x W34 x D9cm.
Plied Colour Lexeme 09, 2024.Hand-dyed abaca.
Dimensions H30 x W30 x D9cm.
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