The Art of Annemieke Mein by Annemieke Mein
Using various methods of embroidery, fabric-painting techniques and all kinds of textiles, Annemieke Mein demonstrates how to combine these skills to create a sculptural medium. Many of her textile studies of flora and fauna are illustrated in the book. The subjects Annemieke Mein works on are from the natural world - birds, frogs, blossoms and most often invertebrates, such as moths and dragonflies. Each work uses a wide variety of materials - silk, wool, cotton, synthetics - carefully chosen for their colour and texture. These fabrics are then painted and stitched to reproduce her chosen subjects and to enhance the tactile quality unique to textiles. Many techniques are used in various combinations - hand and machine embroidery, dyeing, applique, trapunto, quilting, pleating, felting, beading, weaving and plying. The author has explored beyong the bounds of crafts and developed new techniques, which, combined with her sense of colour and composition, show how textiles can be used as a scuptural medium. This book should be of interest to all those working with textiles, and all forms of needlecrafts, fabric painting and soft sculpture.
Annemieke Mein was born in Haarlem, Holland, in 1944. She and her parents migrated to Australia in 1951. After attending school in Melbourne, Annemieke took up a career in nursing, graduating in 1967. She married Phillip Mein in 1968 and they moved to Sale in south-eastern Victoria in 1971.
Annemieke has become internationally recognised as an artist and craftsman. She was the first textile artist to be accepted as a member of both the Wildlife Art Society of Australasia and the Australian Guild of Realist Artists. She is the only textile artist to be featured in Australian Artist. She has exhibited at galleries in Australia. She is represented in the Hoechst and Husqvarna international collections, in private, national and state collections in Australia and in private collections in Holland, Sweden, the United Stated, United Kingdom, New Zealand, Japan and Canada. In 1988 she was awarded the Order of Australia Medal 'for services to the Arts, particularly in textile sculptures and bronze bas-relief sculptures'.
Annemieke has become internationally recognised as an artist and craftsman. She was the first textile artist to be accepted as a member of both the Wildlife Art Society of Australasia and the Australian Guild of Realist Artists. She is the only textile artist to be featured in Australian Artist. She has exhibited at galleries in Australia. She is represented in the Hoechst and Husqvarna international collections, in private, national and state collections in Australia and in private collections in Holland, Sweden, the United Stated, United Kingdom, New Zealand, Japan and Canada. In 1988 she was awarded the Order of Australia Medal 'for services to the Arts, particularly in textile sculptures and bronze bas-relief sculptures'.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780855327750 |
| ISBN 10 | 0855327758 |
| Title | The Art of Annemieke Mein |
| Author | Annemieke Mein |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Search Press Ltd |
| Year published | 1994-05-01 |
| Number of pages | 160 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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