CHANNING HANSEN
Taxonomies, 2019
California Variegated Mutant (Myth), California Variegated
Mutant (Rhea), California Variegated Mutant (Sriracha),
California Variegated Mutant (Talia), Cotswold (Sassy), Jersey
Wooly (Miss Maple), Romeldale (January), Romeldale
(Qassiopeia), Romedale (Shelby), Romedale (Tapestry),
Cotswold (Sassy), and Teeswater (F2019 -0339) fibers; Tussah
silk, and Mulberry silk; holographic polymers, and photo-
luminescent recycled polyester fibers; Ingeo corn, soy silk, and
pineapple fibers; Sequoioideae Redwood
Mutant (Rhea), California Variegated Mutant (Sriracha),
California Variegated Mutant (Talia), Cotswold (Sassy), Jersey
Wooly (Miss Maple), Romeldale (January), Romeldale
(Qassiopeia), Romedale (Shelby), Romedale (Tapestry),
Cotswold (Sassy), and Teeswater (F2019 -0339) fibers; Tussah
silk, and Mulberry silk; holographic polymers, and photo-
luminescent recycled polyester fibers; Ingeo corn, soy silk, and
pineapple fibers; Sequoioideae Redwood
71 5/8 x 84 5/8 x 1.5 in.
Copyright The Artist
‘Taxonomies’ (2019) is comprised of forty-two hand-knitted constructions stretched over wooden frames. Combining dense protrusions of stitching with more open sections that resemble the patterns found in lace, Hansen creates...
‘Taxonomies’ (2019) is comprised of forty-two hand-knitted constructions stretched over wooden frames. Combining dense protrusions of stitching with more open sections that resemble the patterns found in lace, Hansen creates a work that straddles the boundary between painting and sculpture. Despite their spontaneous appearance, the designs are derived from a computer algorithm, meaning Hansen is unaware of how the finished work will look until it is complete. A record of the artist’s creative decision-making, ‘Taxonomies’ (2019) embodies Hansen’s ongoing fascination with what he describes as "the idea that humans themselves embody an infinite number of potential algorithms."
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