Portfolio Vol 16: Gerhardt Knodel (USA) Marsha Miro Published by Telos Arts 28 colour photos, 48 pages, 22cm x 22cm, soft cover "Gerhardt Knodel's work with fiber has ranged from installations, theatre and architectural commissions to the pictorial potential of weaving. He was a major participant in the expansive fiber art movement of the 1970s, which exploited the medium's sculptural applications as a pliable and versatile, yet humanizing, manipulator of space. Among the first to recognize fabric's potential for encompassing vast interior spaces, Knodel initiated the genre of modular suspended fabric environments, which played on cloth's flexibility, its movability and its sensitivity to light. Knodel's lifelong interest in ancient and traditional uses of textile has inclined his philosophy towards a holistic, almost pantheistic, expression and the canon that art (or craft) has the responsibility to be nurturing to our spirit. his works take up that challenge." from the introduction by Cheryl White. Gerhardt Knodel is Director of Cranbrook Academy of Art and Vice President of Cranbrook Educational Community. His architectural projects include a woven wall-curtain for a project designed by Boston architect Michael McKinnell in Reading, Pennsylvania; a stairwell project for Siemen's Corporation, Minoru Yamasaki Associates, architects; a woven screen spanning the full height and length of a four-story atrium at Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, Michigan; a series of woven "scrolls" surrounding the sanctuary of a synagogue; and a stained glass and fabric oculus that forms the visual center of a project designed by Kenneth Neumann, architect. The Textile Directory Bookstore postal charges: UK 1 book = £2.50 2 books = £4.50 3 books = £7.00 4 books or more = £9.00 Overseas 1 book = £6.00 2 books = £10.00 3 books = £14.00 4 books or more = £18.00 Price: £12.50