Margo’s works are painterly, regarding the optical mixing of pure colour – and sculptural, in that they are constructed. The colour becomes integral to the piece, as the threads are assembled in layers; colour and structure unite.
Margo takes inspiration from visual culture: typography; hand-crafted textiles; and architecture – and connects to the modernist tradition of constructivist art.
Margo Selby is one of four artists announced as artists-in-residence for the 2024 Art in Manufacturing, the headline commissioning program of the National Festival of Making and British Textile Biennial.
The initiative pairs artists with industry-leading manufacturers in Lancashire, in Margo’s case, fabric printing company, Standfast & Barracks in Lancaster.
Represented by Cynthia Corbett Gallery, Margo Selby retured to Collect Art Fair, with moon landing; her first site-specific installation, created in collaboration with composer Helen Caddick.
moon landing is an immersive artwork comprising a hand woven textile, 16 meters in length by Margo Selby, and a composed musical piece scored for strings by Helen Caddick.
For Collect 2024, the textile art was suspended within the 5-story void of Somerset House's Stamp Stairwell, viewable in-the-round as you ascend and descend the winding stairs.
Margo Selby is often commissioned by private individuals, galleries, architects, interior designers and cultural institutions. The studio is happy to hear from you if you would like to propose a project or commission a work of any size.
All of Margo Selby’s artworks are handwoven on dobby looms using traditional techniques, in a variety of yarns. Weaving is systematic and precise as a discipline, and methodical as a practice.
If you would like to discuss exhibiting or commissioning a work by Margo Selby, please contact the studio: info@margoselby.com
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