Silvia Heyden

n this posthumously published volume, Movement in Tapestry, Silvia's central theme of creating movement in modern abstract tapestry is explored in nearly 90 full-page color photographs accompanied by her hand-written quotes, explanations, and diagrams. She chose these particular tapestries to engage the viewer in a dialogue about the essence of dynamic composition based on Bauhaus principles. Her focus on the textile-tactile elements that distinguish weaving from painting arose from the process of working at the loom, as opposed to attempting to weave a pre-conceived image. This merging of art and craft led her to surprising new techniques that culminated in her 'feathered weave? and allowed her to create rhythms and motifs in vibrant colors. After more than sixty years of weaving close to one and a half thousand tapestries, she still felt as though she had only just begun to tap intothe great potential she saw of a renaissance of this ars nova.What is so wonderful about weaving? For me, it's the process of discovery that gives me tremendous joy. I hope my tapestries convey this joy to the viewer because in tapestry weaving the result leaves the process visible. Onecan read a tapestry the same way it was woven ? all the visions and revisions,challenges, thrills are visible in the finished tapestry. Silvia Harding… (mehr)