Between Fiber and Color: The Art of Sheila Hicks, Natalia Liberio, δημοσίευση Dailyart Magazine [21/11/2022]
Celebrated as one of the biggest names in textile art, Sheila Hicks has a long history of studying ancient techniques and cultures. She has traveled through the continents researching and developing her craft which expands from weaving and sculpture to installations and much, much more.
Sheila Hicks (b. 1934) began her career as an art student at the Yale School of Art in the 1950s. There she had classes with ex-Bauhaus teacher Josef Albers, who trained her on the use and impact of color, and with George Kubler, an influential scholar whose studies about pre-Columbian art nurtured her interest in ancient cultures.
When she started to explore textiles, Hicks met Anni Albers (Josef’s wife), a weaver who had worked in the leading textile laboratory at the Bauhaus. Anni Albers played an important role in the artist’s training, showing her different possibilities not only on the weaving loom but also with fibers and other materials.
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