Mantle
Artist
John Garrett
(American, born 1950)
Date2005
Mediumcrocheted copper wire
DimensionsFlat: 62 x 46 1/4 in. (157.5 x 117.5 cm)
Suspended: 72 x 24 x 12 in., 6 lb. (182.9 x 61 x 30.5 cm, 2.7 kg)
Suspended: 72 x 24 x 12 in., 6 lb. (182.9 x 61 x 30.5 cm, 2.7 kg)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineGift of John Garrett, 2012
Object number2012.10.5
DescriptionBlanket-like “textile” of crocheted shell pattern from salmon-colored copper wire, gathered at corner and hung from ceiling.Text Entries
John Garrett is a leading artist working with “textile technologies” such as basketry, quilting, and crochet but with unconventional materials, including recycled consumer products and metals. Garrett is one of many contemporary artists who repurposes materials to his own ends. He has done this since his art school days at Claremont McKenna College (B.A.) and UCLA (M.A.), where he first studied weaving before turning to experimental techniques and materials with off-the-loom textiles then basketry and eventually to more installation-based work. In Mantle, Garrett hand-crocheted one continuous piece of copper wire to make a blanket-like form that evokes a commonplace domestic textile.
See artist questionnaire paperwork in the accession file for detailed installation instructions.
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