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‘I combine weaving and origami together by modifying my process in order to create discontinuous pleats that get folded into perplexing compositions. Often I play with the notion of bending vertical lines into horizontal lines through the method of folding the woven pleats. Different stripe sequences will result in a variety of strong, optical effects that become the rhythmic building blocks within my layouts. The origami folding results in a subtle, low relief effect that accentuates the pulsating visuals. Op Origami Series is a follow-up to an earlier series of striped origami weaves. These works are rendered using thick and thin black and white stripes constructed with hand-dyed linen yarn. This regulated stripe pattern becomes the base cloth and remains the border that surrounds an abstract composition of interlocking meandering lines. The interruption of ordered systems is an inherent part of this highly visual work and the tailored, wrapped edges reflect the formal nature of this series.’ Susie Taylor Op Origami pieces pictured here are: Ripple, Jest, and Switch by Susie Taylor, Hand-dyed linen weaving, 38”x28” each for the exhibition ‘Origin Stories’ featuring Susie Taylor + Alexi Antoniadis runs thru Oct 15 with an artist reception today Sept 2, 5-8 @johansson_projects in Oakland. This show runs concurrently with Continuum featuring Craig Dorety in our side gallery #SusieTaylor #weaving #johanssonprojects #socialfabric #bayareaartist #womensupportingwomen #womenartists (at Johansson Projects) https://www.instagram.com/p/CiAoigSL1WO/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

‘Nostalgic in aesthetic and vivid in color palette, the Bay Area artist and textile designer interlaces cotton and linen threads to create flat weaves that appear almost three-dimensional in complexity, with the mathematically-inclined motifs and subtle shifts in color embedded within the pieces themselves.’ Grace Ebert for COLOSSAL Last week to view Susie Taylor’s stunning weaves in ‘Origin Stories’ with Alexi Antoniadis Thurs-Sat 1-5pm @johansson_projects Cotton weaves from the Iconic Series 44”x33” number 6 and 5 #SusieTaylor #weaving #johanssonprojects #bayareaartist #americana #womenartists #colossal #womensupportingwomen (at Johansson Projects) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cj8TNnpJyeD/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

‘Origin Stories is a graphically adventurous exhibition made up of sculptural and textile works by artists Alexi Antoniadis and Susie Taylor. The exhibition as a whole reflects the artists’ explorations of modernism, memory, and our surrounding environment through the optics of line, pattern, color and abstraction. ‘Origin Stories’ featuring Susie Taylor + Alexi Antoniadis on show thru Oct 15 @johansson_projects in Oakland Thurs-Sat 1-5pm #SusieTaylor #johanssonprojects #weaving #AlexiAntoniadis #steelsculpture #bayareaartist (at Johansson Projects) https://www.instagram.com/p/CjJTgQbvzcY/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

‘Origin Stories’ featuring Susie Taylor + Alexi Antoniadis on show thru Oct 15 @johansson_projects in Oakland Thurs-Sat 1-5pm #SusieTaylor #bayareaartists #johanssonprojects #weaving #AlexiAntoniadis #weaving #steelsculpture (at Johansson Projects) https://www.instagram.com/p/Ci5Oq8Jrmq7/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Susie Taylor’s ‘Iconic Stripes’ Series, Cotton weaving 44" x 33" ‘Stripes are basic design elements that most weavers incorporate into their work. Like so many others, I love to experiment with different stripe layouts to see what kind of visual effects are possible. After reading The Devil’s Cloth: A History of Stripes by Michel Pastoureau, I came to appreciate the mostly fraught historical record of striped cloth dating back to before biblical times. I came to see that stripes are not merely decorative afterthoughts but instead hold specific social and/or cultural meanings, particularly in the context of cloth. From that understanding, I began to think about how certain stripe patterns are very identifiable and how people may have strong associations with stripes from advertising, memory, and everyday objects. My objective for Iconic Stripes was to identify a body of recognizable stripe patterns that could be paired together to expand on the formal visual experience of each individual pattern.These works are composed in a simple tessellated block layout. The figure and ground occupy the exact same area so that one does not dominate the other. By keeping the geometry equalized, the stripes take on the role of either being dominant, submissive, or harmonious. The vertical stripes are rendered in warp-faced satin weave and the horizontal stripes in a weft-faced satin weave. This construction allows for a saturation of color without much contamination from the opposing threads. The tidy, wrapped edges capture the overall ambition of precise calculation and disciplined execution.’ - Susie Taylor ‘Origin Stories’ featuring Susie Taylor + Alexi Antoniadis running thru Oct 15 @johansson_projects 1-5pm Thurs-Sat Oakland #SusieTaylor #weaving #johanssonprojects #bayareaartist #americana #womenartists #womensupportingwomen (at Johansson Projects) https://www.instagram.com/p/CiiQeBOpfUC/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

‘Origin Stories’ featuring Susie Taylor + Alexi Antoniadis is up thru Oct 15 @johansson_projects in Oakland Thurs-Sat from 1-5 #AlexiAntoniadis #SusieTaylor #weaving #johanssonprojects #johanssonprojects #abstractorganic #steelsculpture (at Johansson Projects) https://www.instagram.com/p/CiVbCRpJxkp/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Susie’s work dissolves the space between art and craft practices, positioning weaving at the core of her exploration of aesthetics. Susie is a Bay Area-based artist, and looks not only to Anni Albers but also Sol Lewitt, Agnes Martin, Frank Stella and Ellsworth Kelly. She studied, worked and continues to create within the lineage of the Bauhaus and Black Mountain College weavers. Images are from the series of ‘Shaded Satin Stripes: ‘Axis’, ‘Suite’, and ‘Whirl’, all hand-dyed linen mounted on Belgian linen, 35” x 25” each for the exhibition ‘Origin Stories’ featuring Susie Taylor + Alexi Antoniadis running thru Oct 15 @johansson_projects in Oakland. This show runs concurrently with Continuum featuring Craig Dorety in our side gallery #SusieTaylor #weaving #johanssonprojects #socialfabric #bayareaartist #womensupportingwomen #womenartists #AlexiAntoniadis (at Johansson Projects) https://www.instagram.com/p/CiSdjuhLrQ2/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=