{"product_id":"fiber-sculpture-1960present-9783791353821","title":"Fiber: Sculpture 1960-Present","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis lavish book documents the developments in the field of fiber-related art over the past half century. The 1960s saw a revolution in fiber art. Where once the focus was on knotting  twining  and coiling thread into works that were immediately recognizable  and therefore connected to utilitarian crafts  fiber artists of the later 20th-century began to experiment with abstract forms that were closer to sculpture than craft. Influenced by postmodernist ideas  these works are the product of experimentation with materials and technique while at the same time confronting important cultural issues. This book traces that development from the mid-twentieth century to the present. In the words of Bauhaus weaver Anni Albers  the expressive quality of fiber is essentially a \"language of thread.\" That language is beautifully displayed in full-color spreads and individual illustrations in this book. Scholarly essays address the feminist movement of the 1970s; the expanded use of materials in the 80s and 90s; and the more recent employment of fiber as one more material in the creation of freestanding works. In addition to a section of full color illustrations  this book also includes profiles of all of the genres most influential artists.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45651471794229,"sku":"ByrdShop_3791353829","price":1208.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9783791353821.jpg?v=1781834976","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/fiber-sculpture-1960present-9783791353821","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}