Catherine Kleeman - A Multi-Layered Balancing Act
Illustration: Catherine Kleeman. Identity Crisis , 2009. Illustration: Catherine Kleeman. Identity Crisis (detail), 2009. Catherine Kleeman is a textile artist that uses the idea of layers as a central theme to her work. It would be more exact to say perhaps that Kleemen builds up whole systems of multi-layers and even layers within layers, producing work that has a wealth of detail and exactness to it that corresponds to hours of labour. The work is both colourful and vibrant, but what makes it especially so is the fact that she is able to dye her own fabrics to her own specifications. However, the relatively simple process of dying fabric for her own needs is not enough for this multi-layered artist. Kleeman also hand paints, stamps, silk screens and batiks the fabrics as well as using various mark making techniques which make her fabrics well and truly her own. Illustration: Catherine Kleeman. Family Reunion , 2008. Illustration: Catherine Kleeman. Family Reunion (detail), ...