Rhythmic and uniform repetition – each element of a composition is changed in a mathematical progression, pick by pick.
This series, begun in 2022, is Margo’s ode to the square – the primary woven form. An infinite number of variations can be found as the compositions oscillate between dynamism and symmetry. They are abstract colour studies of full chroma and desaturation. The modular pattern of intersecting orthogonals recalls the iconography of both the Bauhaus and Constructivist Art movements.
These works are available through the Margo Selby Studio or our gallery partners.
The Vexillum series, begun 2019, was a leap in scale from the intimacy of Margo’s handweaving practice to date – the human to the architectural. Going beyond the scale of the loom was a technical challenge. A Vexillum work is made in 9,000-strand sections, requiring absolute accuracy to achieve a cohesive whole.
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Margo's use of colour is instinctive and joyful – blocks of colour interacting. The proportions are arrived at by way of combining intuition and measurement. In a game of scale, moving from micro to macro, each composition is a development of weave structures blown-up and abstracted. The method of production requires exact planning and complex mathematical calculation.
These works are available through the Margo Selby Studio or our appointed gallery partners.
Margo explores the optical effects of colour, and plays with off-kilter symmetry in her work. Geometric pattern is made macro in these fractal compositions, expanding infinitely – the forms project and recede, creating a sensation of dynamism.
The Zoetrope series, begun in 2020, centres on a narrow vertical format, displayed in multiples. The graduating forms give the impression of motion and light taking inspiration from the zoetrope; a playful nineteenth century device that gives the optical illusion of movement.
Zoetrope I, II and III are conceived as triptychs, but works in this series can be commissioned for larger sequences (or pairs). Smaller studies are also available.
These works are available through the Margo Selby Studio or our appointed gallery partners.
A series of unique yarn winding artworks by Margo Selby.
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Margo Selby with Cynthia Corbett Gallery at Collect Art Fair.
Represented by Cynthia Corbett Gallery, Margo Selby returns to Craft Council’s Collect Art Fair.
Collect Art Fair showcases exceptional work made recently by living artists and designers allowing each gallery to curate their own display and commission new pieces or bodies of work.
I am honoured to be presented by the Cynthia Corbett Gallery. I’ve long admired Cynthia’s practice of curating a progressive crossover of fine art and craft, celebrating artists across multiple mediums in the international market.
– Margo Selby
Image credit: Cristina Schek
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