Karen Nicol is probably my ultimate textile artist icon, her work is full of context and technique that always produces beyond beautiful results.
This
collection is called Singerie, the French word for 'monkey trick.' Singerie is a genre that was first found in the eighteenth dynasty of Egypt and made hugely popular in 18th Century French Rococo art, in which artists satirically depicted monkeys wearing fashionable dress. Karen similarly delights in the irony of clothing her animals in couture skins, in response to humans dressing themselves in animal pelts. In doing so, Karen pushes embellishment beyond the realms of couture into art.
http://www.rebeccahossack.com/exhibitions/24/overview/
Not only is her work made beautiful through her skill, but the concept she uses is enduring and clever too. I love how she is here referencing to art history and how in general she is passionate about textiles being recognised as an appreciated art form.
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