University Daily Kansan, April 11, 1985
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Artist weaves life into work
By BETH REITER Staff Reporter
Some people express their emotions with pen and paper or a brush and canvas. Jane Reiter does it with fiber.
Reiter, East Lansing, Mich., third-year graduate student in textile design, will display about 18 textile projects from Sunday until May 2 at the Lawrence Arts Center. The opening reception for the exhibit will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Saturday at the center.
The exhibit is the visual thesis for Reiter's master's degree in fine arts. A written thesis also is required.
Each sculptural form in the exhibit, "intimations," will convey a feeling or quality, brought about by a relationship or an experience. Reiter said.
"I want the pieces to be more abstract so you can't pin them down and say, 'That's my dog Fido,' " she said.
REITER'S PROJECTS CONTAIN materials such as toys, twigs, plastic sheeting, window screening and fabric materials — thread, yarn and fabric.
She said her graduate program allowed her to use materials nor materials not used by her group.
"I like to come up with new combinations." Reiter said.
Reiter said her interest in textile design began with her interest in weaving. She received her undergraduate degree in weaving and textile design from Indiana University in Bloomington, Ind.
"I REALLY ENJOY different textures and textile surfaces," Reiter said. "I also enjoy textile-related techniques — stitching fabric — over and above painting or print making."
One of Reiter's sculptures conveys a feeling of foolishness with a variety of sizes and textures of twigs, plastic, wire and small toys that appear to flow from a square frame. The frame represents a television screen.
The sculpture is an interpretation of Reiter's opinion that television is absurd. The materials used in the sculpture are not known how television is silly, she said.
"It's something other people could relate to because television is such an inherent part of our lives," Reiter said.
She said ideas for her sculptures originated from thinking about emotions she wanted to convey. She then thinks about how to express the idea.
"FORMS WILL COME to mind that relate to that idea," she said.
that relate to that idea, she said.
Refer spent two years working on sculptures for her exhibition. The time she spent on each project varied from one afternoon to three weeks, she said.
Some projects require that bases be built and others require that materials be dyed certain colors. The extra detail she weaves into projects also requires time.
"I do tend to enjoy detail in my work, so they have intimate attraction as well as a total impact," Reiter said.
She chose faculty members who specialize in metalsmithing, design theory and textile design to provide advice and opinions about her work.
AN ORANGE AND red sculpture made of fiber and paper in the shape of human shoulders represents feelings of security and stability, Reiter said. She chose orange and red colors for the project because they were warm colors that added to the feeling of security.
Another sculpture with short strands of wire attached to an oblong base symbolizes a field of grass, she said. A sheet of white tissue paper trapped inside the wire represents an overwhelmed feeling.
The sculpture was painted white so the texture would be emphasized, Reiter said. Some themes dictate the use of certain colors to create a mood or emotion, but others require a neutral color that doesn't distract the viewer from the texture of the sculpture.
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