KAY WHITNEY

Kay Whitney is a multi-disciplinary artist who works with myriad materials and techniques. Her free-standing sculpture on exhibit references architecture. The fabrics used to weave around the horizontal and vertical elements bind the strips to the wooden structure. The structure can also be perceived as an immense stepped-up loom bound and supported by the grip of fabric encircling and entwining around and underneath it. In many ways, Whitney’s work replicates the labor-intensive processes that typify weaving. The artist notes the commonalities between building exteriors and woven structures: “My combination of artificial fibers (felt) and artificial wood (plywood) mark out the complex relationship with and points of similarity between weaving and architecture. The structure of a building, its exterior in particular, is often referred to as the ‘fabric’ of that structure. Like fabric, buildings are constructed from discreet webs of materials bound together horizontally and vertically.”