GENERAL MEETING: "Art-Quilt-Texture" with Luke Haynes (ZOOM)

Luke Haynes

Luke talks about his work in the context of art and architecture. His studies were in contemporary art and modern architecture and both influenced how he understands quilting. He has made over 350 quilts and has shown them across the world.

In this presentation Luke will show slides on how the work is made and how the process is conceived through the lens of painting and building. The works he will show span from simple variations of traditional quilts to entire houses covered in fabric. Quilts are geometry made physical.

More About Luke

Luke  was born and raised across the American South, receiving formal training in art and architecture at Cooper Union in New York. A chance encounter with a box of fabric remnants sparked his imagination, leading to his first quilt which measured 7’x10’. As he continued to experiment, he created a system to piece manageable parts into a larger whole, applying a modern design sense to a familiar process. He uses reclaimed materials from the communities he works with in order to speak with the textile language of each region. 

Watch a video from the LA Times about Luke.

Check out his website at luke.art