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Ohio Designer Craftsmen

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John Fifield-Perez

A Haircut Means It’s Time to Go
Untitled (Greeting)

John Fifield-Perez finds honest expression of moments of intimacy through blind contour drawings, and they continue to be a foundational practice for him, connecting hand to eye and looking to feel. They engage physical and emotional attention in witnessing chosen family and the shared spaces they define.

Line drawings from Fifield-Perez and his husband of themselves and each other become source imagery for abstract jacquard tapestries. Drawings are layered, magnified and cropped to create a more open and capacious visual composition. In addition, extemporaneous horizon lines disrupt the composition and invert figure-ground relationships, bridging queer subjects and spaces. The tapestries exist at an undefined juncture of drawing, painting and weaving. The color pairings derive from a dyed palette of observed and hybridized skin tones.

@john.fifieldperez

Studio Song: Padam Padam by Kylie Minogue

Filed Under: New & Now: Emerging Artists of Ohio 2023

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Established in 1963, Ohio Designer Craftsmen engages and enriches the community through high-quality exhibitions and education programs, and supports/promotes the professional development of craft artists. The organization owns and operates the Ohio Craft Museum in the Grandview Heights area and has organized Winterfair in Columbus for over 45 years. Ongoing funding for Ohio Designer Craftsmen is provided by the Ohio Arts Council, Greater Columbus Arts Council and the Columbus Foundation.

 

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