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Painting on a combination of fabrics; layering, appliquéing, embroidering fabrics or using printed backgrounds Rosalind Davis enriches the surface and textures of her paintings. Rosalind Davis mainly focuses on urban and natural landscapes and often post-industrial sites as subject matter creating juxtaposition between manmade and the organic, the natural and unnatural. The tactile qualities and surfaces are integral to the theme of each piece evoking a tantalisingly macabre and poetic territory. ‘Rebelling against the traditional canvas, Rosalind Davis paints expressive and poetic landscapes. Her work reveals tactile surfaces and fragments of stories that explore placement and contrasting textures.’ Joyce Thornton, Generation Now Editor, World Global Style Network Rosalind Davis utilises textiles as a fundamentally experimental and expressive art.
In addition to creating gallery pieces Rosalind Davis also has a line of art skirts and sculptural accessories which are stocked in exclusive boutiques in London. Considering fashion as an important realm of expression and investigating the deeper and emotional meaning of clothes Rosalind Davis feels that the underlying theme of her work is the representation of internal processes and of the desire to make that which can be viewed as ordinary into something more extraordinary and infused with pathos. Price range: from £8 - £1800
Accessories Commission for Cacharel, September 2005 Commission by Olivia Plender, for 'The Medium and Daybreak' Castlefield Gallery
2006, Harpers Bazaar, July
2006, Line Magazine, April
2005, Evening Standard Magazine, August
2004, Textiles Magazine, the Textile Institute
2003, Textile Forum, Part 3, Autumn Issue
2003, Evening Standard, Homes and Property section
Fashion and Accessories Collection currently available in Koh Samui, Labour of Love, Fenton Walsh, Frockbrokers, the Royal College of Art shop London and Exposure Art Gallery, Swansea.