Rosalind Wharton
BIO
Rosa Wharton is a mixed media textile artist who works and lives in Ontario, Canada. Originally from the island paradise of Barbados, Rosa’s work is characterized by the combination of various techniques united by vibrant colours and expressive textures.
Throughout her life Rosa has been privileged to travel to different countries and experience a variety of cultures. These experiences have significantly impacted her practice as a textile designer encouraging her to use her craft as an opportunity to educate and generate awareness about various social and environmental issues in an upbuilding and reflective way.
CAPSTONE PROJECT
THE DIVERSE
‘The Diverse’ represents the physical manifestation of my response to the various social issues of today including racial and cultural prejudice, speaking to the need and benefits of embracing cultural differences rather than rejecting them.
By combining independent and unique elements in textile and fabric manipulation I have created an imagined unified world that is ‘out of this world’. I invite everyone to enjoy and take refuge in a world filled with diverse cultures, dyes and pigments, rhythm and emotion.
Why do I take you out of this world? Because I believe that the problems facing humanity cannot be fixed without divine intervention. Although my work is not intended to solve these issues, it serves as a symbolic representation of the power and beauty that can be achieved if we came together as one people under one purpose, while maintaining our individuality.
FEATURED WORK
Title: The Diverse Cape
Dimensions: 224 x 290 cm
Year: 2021
Materials: Nuno felting, smocking, digital embroidery, tambour beading, batik painting, digital printing using silk and wool fabrics
Title: The Diverse Cape (detail)
Dimensions: 224 x 290 cm
Year: 2021
Materials: Nuno felting, smocking, digital embroidery, tambour beading, batik painting, digital printing using silk and wool fabrics
Title: The Diverse Cape (detail)
Dimensions: 224 x 290 cm
Year: 2021
Materials: Nuno felting, smocking, digital embroidery, tambour beading, batik painting, digital printing using silk and wool fabrics
Title: The Diverse Cape (detail)
Title: The Diverse Cape (detail)
Title: The Diverse Cape
Dimensions: 224 x 290 cm
Year: 2021
Materials: Nuno felting, smocking, digital embroidery, tambour beading, batik painting, digital printing using silk and wool fabrics
Title: The Diverse Cape
Dimensions: 224 x 290 cm
Year: 2021
Materials: Nuno felting, smocking, digital embroidery, tambour beading, batik painting, digital printing using silk and wool fabrics
Title: The Diverse Cape
Dimensions: 224 x 290 cm
Year: 2021
Materials: Nuno felting, smocking, digital embroidery, tambour beading, batik painting, digital printing using silk and wool fabrics