Imagination and innovation: Internationally renowned textile artist, Michael Brennand-Wood, delivers inspiring lecture and workshop for art scholars.
The internationally renowned textile artist, Professor Michael Brennand-Wood, has visited the school to give an inspiring lecture and workshop to our Sixth Form artists and Art Scholars.
Michael is regarded as one of the most innovative and important artists working in textiles. A defining characteristic of his work has been a sustained commitment to the conceptual synthesis of contemporary and historical sources, in particular the exploration of three-dimensional line, structure and pattern. He has consistently worked within contested areas of textile practice, embroidery, pattern, lace and recently floral imagery and strongly believes that the most innovative contemporary textiles emanate from an assured understanding of both textile technique and history. Examples of Brennand-Wood’s work can be seen in major public and private collections worldwide including the Victoria and Albert Museum.
After the lecture the pupils were shown first hand a selection of smaller pieces and given a practical workshop encouraging them to explore new and imaginative ways of integrating textiles with other media in response to his work. All in all an exciting day for pupils to engage with an artist of such high calibre.