INTRODUCTION:

Tapestry art is one of the earliest types in woven textile crafts. It is usually produced on a vertical-loom loom. Contrary to cloth weaving, which may have both the warp as well as the threads visible after the item has been finished, this tapestry is distinguished by a weaving technique that hides all warp threads in the final work. The tapestry, a visual art often produced on a large scale, is closely related with painting as a way of expression.

Tapestry’s artistic qualities are not to be disputed, as master painters have created some of the finest examples.

Tapestry art was often ignored because it was viewed as a home decoration or an imitation of paintings. Art historians ignored this trade for many years.

Histories

Tapestries have been used since ancient times. Some tapestry art dates back to the Hellenistic period.

It wasn’t until the first wave in artistic output in Germany and Switzerland at the beginning of the 14th century AD that the true potential of the art was realized. It was slowly introduced to France and the Netherlands, but it is fascinating to see that the basic tools for weaving tapestries have largely remained the same throughout time. They are still being used today.

Many tapestries were destroyed during the French Revolution in order to save the gold thread that was often woven into them. This had a major negative effect on the development and evolution of tapestry art. William Morris, now considered one of the most important pattern painters, revived tapestry-making in the 19th century. Morris & Co. produced exceptional series for domestic and ecclesiastical use, almost entirely based upon Edward Burne-Jones’ drawings.

Jean Lurcat, the French painter modern, was the main force behind the creation of new tapestry art forms during the first half-century.

Let’s now learn about the tapestry artists of today who, with their unique styles and creative designs, create beautiful art.

Tapestry art by Peter Blake

The Beatles’ classic album jacket, Sgt. Peter Blake, also known as the Godfather British Pop Art, co-designed Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band.

The artist did not use tapestry as his main medium. However, he demonstrated his mastery in this age-old technique. His tapestries’ conceptual underpinnings are very similar to his other works. These tapestries are the result of his fascination with American pop culture and advertising.

Tapestry art by Gavin Turk

Gavin Turk, a British artist, is one of the most fascinating of all the Young British Artists.

Turk’s body of work addresses issues of identity and authenticity, and engages in discussions about modernism as well as the avant-garde. You can see immediately that this is not your average tapestry material.

Grayson Perry and Tapestry art by Grayson Perry

Grayson Perry, an English artist is well-known for his distinctively styled tapestries and ceramic vases. Perry uses vivid colors and classical ornamentation in his paintings. However, the subject of his creations is often unpleasant.

His most popular tapestry series, The Vanity of Small Differences (his most famous), has a lot of to say about politics, and how class affects how we dress and furnish homes.

Kara Walker :

Kara Walker’s works, which include a black American painter, silhouette artist and printmaker, as well as being an installation artist, filmmaker and photographer, are some of the most daring in modern art.

She is known for being a master of collage. Her black-and-white silhouette paintings, which explore themes of African American race identity, often focusing on scenes of violence, conflict, and enslavement are her most well-known works.

Erin M. Riley :

Brooklyn-based tapestry artist Erin M. Riley uses hand-woven, dyed wool tapestries in her explorations of women and their concerns.

She is the only artist who focuses exclusively on tapestry art on this small list.

Riley’s style is very traditional, but her subjects are modern and often quite sad. Erin M. Riley creates mainly sensual images of modern women. She also occasionally includes images from heroin kits and automobile crashes.

Beatriz Milhaze’s Tapestry art:

Beatriz Milhazes, a Brazilian writer and artist, is one of the most prominent current writers in Brazil. Her vibrant abstract paintings, which mix images from Brazilian culture and references to western modernist painting styles, are her most well-known works.

Milhazes makes tapestries occasionally, but it isn’t her main form of artistic expression in recent years.