How Do I Open A PDF?

Georgia Hewlett

BA (Hons) Art and Design, Yr3
Georgia Hewlett Georgia.Hewlett@mail.bcu.ac.uk
BA (Hons) Art and Design, Yr3
2021
#Engineer
#Historian
Photograph of yellow shorts made from soft towelling fabric hanging on a wooden coat hanger on a white wall.
Loungewear Shorts by Georgia Hewlett

 My work is about clothing, I use fashion design and make contemporary garments that are inspired and informed by my Nan and Grandma’s knitting. I am interested in exploring my Nan and Grandma’s relationship with domestic craft, I was fascinated by their understanding of the craft as no more than a hobby, how they never viewed their making as art. As a contemporary artist and designer, I am interested in how you might blur the boundaries between domestic craft and contemporary art. Drawing from feminist theories and the history of craft itself. Thinking about the classification of women’s art/ textile art.  

I am intrigued by all aspects of fashion design from illustration to pattern cutting and garment creation. Practicality is a key theme in my practice, work inspired by my nan and grandma’s choice of making things they needed/ wanted rather than buying them. I created loungewear pieces as in a pandemic that’s all I wanted to wear. It feels quite stereo typical for me as a young woman to be interested in fashion and clothing, I want to subvert that relationship and stereotype that a lot of people have by introducing this DIY craft, self-taught element back into the practice. Creating art through an intergenerational practice that is practical through communication and making.

How Do I Open A PDF?

How Do I Open A PDF? is a virtual exhibition of works and ideas by graduates of BA (Hons) Art and Design. Covering a broad range of themes and contexts, the works explore what it means to operate as interdisciplinary artists and designers in 2021. There can be little doubt of the impact that Covid-19 has had a on this cohort, and yet, for all of the challenges, the students […]

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