Michael Olszewski (American, b. 1950)
United States
Fields
INV-2175
Michael Olszewski (American, b. 1950)
United States2004
21st Centurytextilefiber art
Date
2004
Medium
Two panels: linen, cotton, silk, nylon, polyester, leaf fiber (probably abaca), wool, ramie, synthetic foam, and paper; crochet variations, running stitches and knotting; blocked
Dimensions
48 × 88.6 × 5.1 cm (18 7/8 × 34 7/8 × 2 in.)
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Location
Chicago, IL
Credit
Purchased with funds provided by the Textile Society and Nicole Williams Contemporary Textile Fund
Among the Olszewski works shown here, Fields is an outlier in that it depicts a physical or visual, rather than an emotional, experience or situation. For this work the artist was inspired by the dramatic landscape of Ireland's western coast, where he spent several summers. Fields portrays the look of the rough Irish countryside. It also represents an early foray into the technique of crocheting, whose depth and texture appeal to the artist.
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