A work needn’t be featured on canvas to be considered art. Take a bold textile, such as a tapestry, rug, throw, drapery or a piece of antique clothing displayed under glass, which can completely ...

Detail of embroidery design by May Morris overlaid with portraits of May and her father William Morris (collage Isabella Segalovich/Hyperallergic, images via Wikimedia Commons) On a bright, sunny day ...

Embroidered pieces, woven works, fiber-based creations—textile art (also known as fiber art) can be many things, but one thing is certain: It creates an inspired tapestry wherever you display it.

Joan Miró, “Rhythmic Figures” (Personnages rythmiques) or “Woman and Birds, Woven in Aubusson” (1934), cotton and wool with silk. 77 × 69 inches, the Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia (© Successió Miró ...

Whether we understand it or not, humans have an intimate relationship with textiles. There is the joy of slipping on a favorite pair of socks, or the wave of relief that washes over someone’s body as ...

The Textiles area is grounded in traditional textile techniques and materials, as well as modern and contemporary processes and materials. You will explore a variety of techniques (dyeing and sewing, ...

Padmaavat, Heeramandi designer Harpreet Narula on art, markets and textiles shaping contemporary Indian visual culture today When Harpreet Narula speaks about art, he does so from a vantage point ...

The topic has been hotly debated in art circles for decades, but the latest crop of participants in the Dior Lady Art project suggests the medium is thriving — as evidenced by a resurgence of textile ...

Brinda Dudhat, the founder of Morii Design in India, creates modern motifs supported by age-old techniques. By Sarah Archer This article is part of our Design special section about the reverence for ...

Lunchable is a feature of the UC Davis Arts Blog that recommends art exhibitions or other attractions that can be viewed during a short lunch break or other short periods of free time. The Design ...

Long before ragas, chicken tikka or Bollywood movies were exported from India, there was brisk international demand for the subcontinent’s textiles. These items didn’t simply trickle from local ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... In one sense, you could look at the $25 million handed to the Denver Art Museum this month as an extremely generous gift card. After all, DAM will use it to ...