Untitled

'Untitled' was developed for entry into the Hobart Art Prize (Paint and Fibre), in 2012. The prize, established over 24 years, aims to respond to contemporary creative practices by inviting artists across two forms of media to exhibit. The definition of media is left open to practitioners to explore and propose radical approaches to their art forms. 'Untitled' questions the connection of stitch structures through materiality in domestically machine knitted cloth. While the repetition of pattern is primarily the same, scale and material combinations is adapted through the making process to exaggerate three-dimensionality of the surface and negative space. The somewhat horizontal nature of a knitted fabric has been manipulated throughout the piece to create multiple angles and rhythm. 'Untitled', while appears fragile, is robust in the links made between the opposing material sections. The exploration of the medium and making process in 'Untitled', elevates the potential of a knitted textile to become an artefact. This allows for domestically machine knitted textiles to enter a new forum alongside artists from a variety of disciplines (not specifically fibre), such as intentionally recognised artist Julia DeVille. The selection of Untitled for this exhibition reflects international shifts in creative practices, where traditional craft processes are investigated and referenced in new forms.

《无题》（Untitled）创作于2012年，用于参评霍巴特艺术奖（绘画与纤维组别）（Hobart Art Prize (Paint and Fibre)）。该奖项设立至今已逾24年，旨在响应当代创作实践，邀请两大媒介领域的艺术家参展；奖项对媒介的定义向创作者开放，鼓励其探索并提出艺术形式的激进创作路径。《无题》通过家用针织机编织面料的物质属性，探讨针缝结构之间的内在关联。尽管图案的重复模式大体一致，但创作过程中通过调整尺度与材料组合，强化了面料表面与负空间（negative space）的三维质感。针织面料本就偏向横向的肌理特性，在作品中被加以改造，以此打造出多重角度与韵律感。《无题》看似脆弱易碎，但其对立材料区段间的连接结构却极具韧性。本次对创作媒介与制作过程的探索，将针织纺织品的创作潜力提升至可成为艺术典藏物件的层面。这也使得家用针织机编织的纺织品得以进入跨学科创作者（不限于纤维艺术领域）的全新展示场域，例如已获国际认可的艺术家朱莉娅·德维尔（Julia DeVille）。本次《无题》入选该展览，也映射出当代创作实践的国际转向：传统工艺过程正以全新形式被研究与借鉴。