Cross Currents Screen, crosscut bamboo, canvas screen, acrylic, 2012
Anne Crumpacker is a Portland, Oregon artist who works with bamboo and has found a unique way to use it in her work. She works with crosscut, or sliced, sections of bamboo and develops three-dimensional pieces that are full of depth and texture. The patterns maded create the most interesting geometric wall and floor pieces. I love the way she uses the material in these large-scale works and I can just image the time it took to cut each piece.
Cross Currents Screen detail
Cross Currents, crosscut bamboo, square bamboo, wood, acrylic, 2011
Cross Currents
Cross Currents detail
Cross Currents detail
Abu Dhabi Writings, crosscut bamboo and Irish waxed linen thread, 2012
Some of the pieces have the bamboo laid out flat and either stitched or banded together showing the inner structure of the bamboo itself. How beautiful would one of these be as a room divider?
Abu Dhabi Writings, detail
Enso, crosscut bamboo and Irish waxed linen thread, 2012
Enso detail
Enso detail
Cross Currents Luminary, crosscut bamboo, lucite, wood, LED bulbs, 2012
Cross Currents Luminary detail