The versatility of wool is applied to artistic tapestries and home decor furnishings. Used by highly creative craftspeople, wool is knotted, twisted or woven, bunched and crunched, looped or drooped - to assemble many exciting textured designs. The film is centred on the creative applications of this exciting raw material. After a short voice-over introduction, the sound track is a series of inspired tone poems composed by the noted jazz musician Don Burrows and performed by his Quintet. The film includes exhibits by Judith Barnes, Robert Bell, Fay Bottrell, Arthur Boyd, John Coburn, Deanna Conti, John Olsen and others.
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Collection
In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
014856
Language
English
Subject categories
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Textile fabrics
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Wool
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Woolen goods
Crafts & Visual Arts → Art - Australia
Crafts & Visual Arts → Art - Exhibitions
Crafts & Visual Arts → Art - Themes, motives
Crafts & Visual Arts → Art appreciation
Crafts & Visual Arts → Arts - Australia
Crafts & Visual Arts → Arts - Canada
Crafts & Visual Arts → Textile crafts
Crafts & Visual Arts → Textile fabrics
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)
16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)
MOV file ProRes4444; Digital Preservation Master - overscan
MOV file ProRes4444; Digital Preservation Master - presentation
MPEG-4 Digital File; ACMI Digital Access Copy - overscan
MPEG-4 Digital File; ACMI Digital Access Copy - presentation