Wednesday, July 28, 2004
“Pixel Samplers” by Kate Pemberton
Artist Kate Pemberton is turning SMS text messages into cross-stitch art reminiscent of old-style samplers but with a modern context.
The artworks featured in ‘pixel samplers’ generated ideas of pictorial communication and how icons in samplers and on pcs had different meanings and intentions – cross stitching being a symbolic language of images representing feelings and emotions and computer icons being representational of actions or information.
Mobile phones use informative icons for functionality, but also utilize Picture messaging icons / images to evoke human emotion.
There will be 30 samplers when completed, that will be displayed in black frames and hung altogether in 6 rows of 5.