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lindsay ketterer gates: a new vocabulary

I recently rediscovered an artist who I featured more than two years ago on The Empty Vessel.  In 2006 I wrote about Lindsay Ketterer Gates’ pistachio shell covered vessels.  I still love them, but I’m also intrigued with her use of rich, saturated color (the pistachio shells do have their limits), pattern and texture in the collection of sculptural vessels shown here. Her work draws you in close, closer, closest. All are part of the vocabulary that she speaks about below.  I think Ketterer-Gates gets an ‘A’ in vocabulary.

Harmony

The vessels pictured here are constructed from mesh and a variety of everyday materials.  Working small, the artist utilizes a technique called ‘knotless netting’ to capture washers, joiners biscuits and other mundane objects which she later attaches to the larger, constructed form.  She draws on her background in textiles to create a paper pattern (think dress pattern), using the pattern as a guide to cut the material and form the armature, which she stitches together, embellishing with the knotless netting.

Green Monsters

Catharsis

Lindsay Ketterer Gates

As an artist, I have built a vocabulary of forms, materials and methods that define my work. Knotless netting, spiraling forms, common materials used in great quantity, gaping holes and wire mesh are just a few of the many elements in this language. The vocabulary is constantly evolving as I discover new materials and new works are completed. By applying this vocabulary to strong, simple forms I am able to direct the focus of each piece to the remarkable patterns and  textures created by the wealth of materials and intricate netting. Each piece informs the next and the cycle repeats.

Lindsay Ketterer-Gates
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