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Thank you Elis Vermeulen

Waiting, a new work by Elis Vermeulen is part of a land art exhibition Belgium Park Puyenbroeck in Wachtebeke.

35 visual artists will be exhibiting there from the 10^th of july till the 30st of September. The park is open from 9 in the morning till dusk.

Visit the artist’s website HERE

‘Do not watch the waves.’ Is an installation which is made for a solo exhibit in the foot of the Abbey’s bell tower in Middelburg, the highest building in town. It is made of handmade felt, wood and ropes. The pillows and blankets inside the boat are handmade felt pieces made of raw fleeces of different breeds of sheep.

My name is Elis Vermeulen, I live in the Netherlands and work as a visual artist. My main medium is handmade felt which I use to make my installation and also in landart pieces and objects.

The great thing about working on installations is that you work with a building, you make the building part of the installation and the installation part of the building. The light that comes through the three high windows of the Abbey’s bell tower highlights the lines of the ropes and the texture of the felt. They work well together.

If you would like more information about me or my work and upcoming exhibits, just take a look at my site www.elisv.nl or http://elisvermeulen.wordpress.com

submitted by Elis Vermeulen

Poplar Gallery.Online invites you to view Bridge Work, a recent public art commission conceived and hand-made by artists Marci Simkulet and Stefanie Wong. 150 banners utilizing a variety of textile media including knitting, weaving and felt-making have been created for seven urban bridges spanning the Bow River in Calgary, Alberta. In many of the banners recycled materials (including old bridge banners) are used. These are applied in a site-specific manner, addressing the particular history and context of individual bridges. A massive undertaking, Bridge Work presents a compelling intersection of the hand-made and the architectural. Designed to be viewed by both pedestrians and drivers who use these bridges every day, Wong and Simkulet’s bridge banners are at once a humane and thoughtful presence in an urban landscape.