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Elisa
Markes-Young
Textile Artist
(Currambine, WA)
Elisa
Markes-Young was born in Poland, and moved to Germany with her family when she
was 16. She relocated to Perth with her photographer husband in early 2002, where
they have exhibited on a regular basis.
She uses mostly
natural fibres, textiles, techniques and skills that are – at least in cultures
of European origins – traditionally attributed to the female field of experience.
The aim is to recreate not so much figurative works but rather the mood which
this constantly moving landscape radiates. Closer inspection
reveals multiple layers of colours, textures and motifs. The work is very intricate
and plays with ideas of perception, depth and surface. The forms used are often
beautifully dangerous and inviting at the same time – much like the landscape
in which we are immersed. Elisa has won several awards, her
work is in various art collections across Western Australia. Contact
Elisa Markes-Young
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