First Decade Interview with Noel Dyrenforth (OH11)
Catalogue Record
Collection
Maker
Title
First Decade Interview with Noel Dyrenforth
Made in
London
Date
29/07/2015
Description
Two digital sound files of First Decade interview with Noel Dyrenforth, part one: 01:29:25, part two: 00:36:41.
Content
Noel Dyrenforth discusses Crafts Revival, ‘counter-culture’ and finding his place as an ‘outsider’ in the art of Batik. Prior to Dyrenforth’s work, Batik had little tradition in western culture. Dyrenforth highlights that his rise to prominence in Batik was partly a result of attempting to blur the disciplines of art and craft at a time when there was a post-war subculture of drugs, music, political activism and feminism. His pioneering work also emerged from taking risks and experimenting with 2000 year old techniques drawn out of China, Indonesia, Japan and Australia. Dyrenforth comments on his affinity to tribal and nomadic peoples whose ‘fine embroidery’ inspired him, and how he took influence from the ‘imposing’ landscape of Australia during the 6 months he spent working there.
Object number
OH11
Related documents
Noel Dyrenforth discussing 'Single Swing' and his reasons for choosing the process of batik, 2015, © Crafts Council.
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Noel Dyrenforth discussing the Whitworth Gallery, Bernard Leach and the dichotomy of craft, 2015, © Crafts Council.
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Synopsis, First Decade interview with Noel Dyrenforth, Crafts Council, 2016. © Crafts Council.
Synopsis, First Decade interview with Noel Dyrenforth, Crafts Council, 2016. © Crafts Council.
