Michael Rohde
 
 
     
 
 
 

Michael F. Rohde:

The medium in which I choose to work is fiber, primarily woven pieces. I’ve
picked this less than common medium, having been drawn to the possibilities of
relationships between subliminal texture and the interaction of light and color.

Having taken this route, the weavings can become an embodiment of the
freedom to explore how colors relate to each other and to the surface properties of the
fibers used. Pure color and specific color combinations of color have the power to
speak to each of us, often producing differing responses in each person. By limiting
the vocabulary to color and woven texture, the works are better able to stimulate
reactions and emotions that these raw color and spatial relationships can have on
the viewer.

My current work explores the role of the home, and how each of us might relate
to ours and those of others. From My House to Your Homeland, is my reaction to the
loss of homes in the time of war; the title comes from a line in a poem by June
Jordan. A second set of houses comes from a trip to India, and the exposure to that
rich panoply of spiritual resources. Another set includes impressions of
characteristics one would like ot see in our ideal government.

Rohde is drawn to the possibilities of relationships between subliminal texture and the interaction of light and color. Visions which are not possible in other media can be addressed through woven pieces.

Michael F. Rohde Michael F. Rohde

House 35

 

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