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Polish artist Grazyna Tranda’s exhibition My Sacrum, features a range of tapestries, woven miniatures, drawings and spatial compositions.

Tranda’s works reflect her personality while making reference to the world of sewing, weaving and fibres.

Inspired by man’s built forms through the architecture of the past, Tranda focuses not only on the facades of historical buildings, but the context in which they were built.

Tranda’s works comprise of graphic elements which are precisely connected in structure, her way of  understanding art in a contemporary world.

Ceduna, Memorial Hall Artspace
May 15 – May 31, 2009

Wudinna Artsplace
June 5 – June 28, 2009

Roxby Downs Regional Gallery
July 10 – August 9, 2009
 

My Sacrum

Polish artist Grazyna Tranda’s works consist of tapestries, woven miniatures, drawings and spatial compositions that have references to the world of sewing, weaving and fibres. Inspired by man’s built forms through the architecture of the past, Grazyna focuses not only on the facades of historical buildings, but also on the context in which they were built. Her works are comprised of graphic elements which are precisely connected in structure - Grazyna’s way of understanding art in a contemporary world.

Finished panels alongside drawings and other designs provide an insight into how some artists plan and process their ideas. Looking at the original woven miniatures students will gain an understanding of the technical skill required to not only create compositions but to inflect them with a distinctive delicate style.

It also provides learning opportunities for examining places and spaces, culture and folktales, geometry and design.

Learning Areas: Visual Arts, Society & Environment, English, Mathematics
Year Level: Primary, Middle Years, Senior
Download: My Sacrum Education Resource 1.3mb pdf here

For more information visit Learning Connections here

Image 1: Grazyna Tranda - My Weaving 2 (detail), mixed media, 105 x 80 x 60mm, 2006 
Image 2: Grazyna Tranda - Fairy Tale for You (detail). Woven wool, linen, cotton and silk, 13 x 18cm, 1988
Image 3: Grazyna Tranda - Fairy Tale of the Night (details), natural fibres, 135 x 190mm, 1988