A. Aube Designs: Old Boys!!!

Artist Statement

Art for me is a very tactile experience. It should engage the viewer in a very physical way. Either a physical sensation created by layers of visual texture within the piece or literal texture i.e. rough felt, soft silk, etc. My ideal show would be one where everything was open and allowed to be touched. I like my work to be ambiguous; I want my viewers to come to their own conclusions about what I’m trying to say. I thrive on the chance that is involved in making a piece; the happy-accident is something that I live for. I also use Irony in my work, all of my “blankets” are completely useless, I love that idea that something which has all these perceived connotations is turned completely around thus shedding light on the object and on the perceptions that our culture takes for granted. For me art is a window into those things which go unseen every day (the mundane), or which our culture does not want to see (the taboo).

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EDUCATION
Bachelors of Arts in Art 2006
SHOWS
Members Exhibition, IGCA, Jan 1st- 31st 2007
100 x 100 Exhibition, International Gallery of Contemporary Art, Oct. 28th-Nov. 26th 2006
No Big Heads, University of Alaska, Nov. 1st– 23rd 2006
Stitched Together (solo senior show), Mat-Su College, Oct 10th-18th 2006
Palmer Arts Council Pavilion, August 24th-September 4th. 2006
Fiber Arts Student Showcase, Mat-Su College, November 2005
ORGANIZATIONS
Valley Fiber Arts Guild, 2006-2007
Palmer Arts Council, 2006-2007
International Gallery of Contemporary Art, 2006-2007

Why Fiber Arts?

Some of you might be wondering why I chose something as obscure as Fiber arts, instead of painting or sculpture. One of the things that I like about fiber arts which you cannot get with any other medium, a physical closeness. We as human beings have a close relationship with cloth, so close that we don't even perceive it most of the time. Cloth has been what has allowed us to live in cold climates (like Alaska), and to keep warm at night in the dessert. Every morning we drap ourselves in cloth, and when we go to bed at night. I like the idea of using something so taken for granted. Some of my art work is perceived as being somewhat creepy, this could be because of the closeness people instictually feel towards cloth and the way that I have used it to make them feel some what uncomfortable.

Thursday, March 8, 2007

Old Boys!!!

These are the good old boys. I love the pieces which are pictured below each of them has been in several shows, and a couple hang in my house as I speak. I thought they might be interesting for those of you have not yet seen them.

Above can be seen my curly ribbon blanket. This particular piece was the bane of my existance for about two years. When I came up with the idea, I did not realize how hard it would be to birth this piece in to existance. So the basic idea is a pretty simple one, that of texture. From a distance the curly ribbon blanket looks somewhat shiney and soft, like silk. But when touched it is hard, brittle, and scratchy. All of my art work is ment to be touched, and this piece was the basis for that. My Ferral blanket was the first piece that I ever made. It is made out of very solid rough felt. It has pieces of hair with hang off of it. This piece is currantly hanging in my living room and will probably always hang there.

This piece and the one below it are siblings as far as I see. The both have the same idea about the use of Materials in weaving. They both have sexual connotations in my mind because of the long threads hanging down in the front. Each one could also double as a apron or string skirt.