Latest work by Brita Been

    

Three tapestries by Brita Been. clockwise from left: Heritage, 2016, 250 x 275 cms; Woven Embroidery, completed in 2015, 430 x 190 cm; Work in Progress

 

 

We recently caught up with Norwegian tapestry artist Brita Been to find out about her latest work which is a series called Heritage. Brita took inspiration from Telemark in Norway as she explains.

 

 

“Telemark has strong, rich traditions in several areas within its´ folk art. This series of tapestries takes inspiration from embroidered stockings and shirts, and is known as Rose Embroidery. The stockings from the female folk costume ”Beltestakken”, are extravagantly decorated with embroidery on the outside of the lower leg, with fantastic colour combinationes on black wool felt, and on white linen on the front of shirts.   I wanted to show this beautiful Rose Embroidery by weaving my own interpretation in large wall tapestries. The series is a tribute to womens work and their creative abundance represented in folk art.”

 

 

The tapestry shown on the loom is being completed any day now and will be exhibited from 14th January until 26th February at Skien kunstforening, Ibsenhuset, Skien, Norway.

For more information about Brita, read our interview with her www.textilecurator.com and visit www.britabeen.no