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For millennia drapery has been central to the art of different civilisations and their depiction of culture and progress. The representation of folds and the draped figure gave artists a tool that seemingly transformed what would otherwise be static representations. This “second skin” allowed artists to express vitality, movement and sensuality giving life to inert and often unforgiving materials such as wood, metal or stone.
Although the theme is vast, this exhibition is concerned with a narrow exploration of the beauty and aesthetics
of drapery and folds. Through the use of material, colour, …