Diane Roy
White cotton, 3’3″ x 3’3″ x 3’3″
White cotton, 2’3″ x 2′ x 2′
White cotton, 8′ x 2′ x 1’4″
White cotton, 1’8″ x 1’8″ x 4′
Recycled fish net, 16′ x 4′ x 8′
Recycled foil, Weaving, 12’ x 3” x 7’
www.fibreart.ca ~ droy.fibreart@gmail.com
Artist Statement
I was raised in Northern Quebec in a vast, flat area covered in muskeg and forests. When I moved to Western Canada the striking beauty of the landscape and ocean fascinated me.
What I saw in the shallow waters and what rises from the depths had a wonderful, mystical character, which inspired me. I am deeply concerned with the fate of our world and the creatures that inhabit it.
The first period “ Aquazone” is a marine metaphor that can be seen as parentheses in the flow of confusion in which we live. The absence of colour is voluntary. Black and white uniting in a symbiotic relationship alternatively symbolizes life and death.
The consequence of our behaviour on the environment and the alarming impact that reverberates around the world governs my art and to a large extend my inner self. I used a variety of techniques: knots, bends, weaving and crochet. I work instinctively and choose material that catches my attention when the idea arises.
In my latest work, I introduce colours and synthetic recycled material. My challenge is to compose with art and nature.