TIES SERIES
KNOT a Black-Tie Affair
Featured here is Catherine Gutsche’s highly original TIE series:
KNOT a Black-Tie Affair.
"I take the wildest men’s ties, apply them permanently with adhesive medium to stretched canvases and allow their playful fabric patterns to take on a life of their own as they spill over onto the painting field. I am not timid when it comes to bright colour or loud  patterns. Inspired by the ties’ own colours, distinctive patterns and moods, I embellish and extend their bordered themes with hard edge compositions and a painterly approach — so that the sharp border of each tie is softened and minimized. Each tie takes on its own camouflage, melting in to the canvas. I indulge in the natural spirit of colour, playfully celebrating the bold, vibrant patterns, and sharing the visual joy of my work with viewers.
Although I have considered other apparel in my work, it is the Tie that fascinates me. A small scrap of seemingly pointless fabric that for some appears to be completely useless, uncomfortable and a “pain in the neck”, holds a tremendous meaning to others. Each tie that I use in my work must come from a second hand shop or it must be given to me by a former owner. Every tie has had a colourful life before it has become part of my painting. I bring the former owner’s personality and history into each work when I make colour and pattern decisions. One very special commission that I created was a gentleman’s Wedding tie. I want you, the viewer, to “know” the man – or woman – who once wore this tie. Was this person a member of a specific social class where the colours of his tie depicted his role in that society or was the pattern one that was meant to assert his individuality and divide him from the masses. Membership or protest?"
Burl Veneer's Tie Blog:
Before & After.... The Wedding tie
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