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.
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