Michelle Hamer

For the Australian author, see Michelle Hamer (author).

Michelle Hamer (born 1975, Melbourne)[1] is an Australian visual artist who creates large scale hand-stitched tapestries on perforated plastic canvas.[2]

Style

Informed by her background in architecture, the work focuses on signage within urban landscapes. In particular, addressing ideas of intertopia, margins of error, interstitial and impermanent spaces represented through freeway signage and billboards.

Through tapestry she explores everyday limitations - capturing small intense sped-up moments. Using this traditional technique, Hamer explores an ironic romanticism present between tapestry and the digitalisation of imagery in contemporary society.

Hamer was awarded funding by the Australia Council in 2011 to undertake study in the USA.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Exhibitions: Michelle Hamer". Lake MacQuarrie City Art Gallery. Retrieved 2013-12-23.
  2. ↑ Neha Kale (27 April 2011). "Dangling Carrots by Michelle Hamer". Broadsheet (Melbourne). Retrieved 2013-12-23.
  3. ↑ "Artnotes: Michelle Hamer". Art Monthly Australia. May 2011. Retrieved 2013-12-23.

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