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Herbst International Exhibition Hall, Presidio Of San Francisco
Artists using recycled materials and various types of fibers are creating hip new art forms. Fiber/Dimensions’ “Intersections III” showcases the latest developments in recycled and fiber art at Fort Mason Center’s Herbst International Exhibition Hall in the San Francisco Presidio.
Funded in part by Fort Mason Foundation, “Intersections III” is a major exhibition of innovative fiber and recycled art from more than 40 artists, many of them women. The show includes sculpture and wall pieces composed of unusual industrial and natural media such as copper wire, plastic, flax, wood, fabric, sausage casings, and other organic materials.
 For instance, Lucia Matzger sews kimonos from used coffee filters, resulting in garments with subtle or striking patterns of great beauty. Kate Anderson fashions corsets and other whimsical clothing from measuring tape, flags, milk cartons, bottle caps, and more. Marty Jonas has perfected the process of assembling large-scale portraits and scenes from small strips or squares of hand-dyed fabric.
Other artists have experimented with consumer products — pork rinds, beer cans, zippers, running shoes, lingerie, and credit cards — to name a few. The exhibitors employ many techniques in their work, including basketry, beading, quilting, mosaic, collage, weaving, and photo transfer.
"Intersections III" is open every day except Monday for an entire month from June 7 to July 6, providing ample opportunities to enjoy this unique exhibit.
For more information about the show, see June 7. Visit www.fiberdimensions.com to read about the artists and view images of the art.
— Claudia Willen
Photos: Courtesy of Fiber/Dimensions
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