“A View Within”

A View Within is an art quilt exhibit currently on display at the Ruth Funk Center for Textile Arts, in Melbourne, FL.  It features the work of Paula Chung and Karen Rips.  Paula likes to interpret MRIs and other medical images in her work.  Karen has riffed off the same images and ideas but in her own unique way.  It’s interesting to see two different interpretations of the same subject.

This is Mary III, by Paula Chung.  Can you see the purple jaw and the yellow teeth?

A View Within exhibit. Ellen Lindner, AdventureQuilter.com/blog

Her pieces are VERY heavily machine stitched.  Amazing, right?

A View Within exhibit. Ellen Lindner, AdventureQuilter.com/blog

Karen, on the other hand, took an entirely different approach to the subject with her piece Teeth.  If you look closely, you’ll see the vertical stitched teeth shapes.

A View Within exhibit. Ellen Lindner, AdventureQuilter.com/blog

When Paula depicted an MRI of the head and neck in neutral colors, Karen created this piece, Road Trip.

A View Within exhibit. Ellen Lindner, AdventureQuilter.com/blog

The close up view is amazing, because the entire piece is heavily puckered into rows and rows.  It’s a very interesting and appealing texture.

A View Within exhibit. Ellen Lindner, AdventureQuilter.com/blog

These are just a few of the images from this exhibit.  It will be on display, along with the Radical Elements exhibit through August 27th.

Ellen Lindner
P.S.  While you’re checking out art be sure to check out the Dirty Dozen Fiber Artist’s exhibit on display at the Eau Gallie library.  See earlier posts for images.

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