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Just a few of Barbara Walkers' knitting stitch libraries. My first one is dogeared, has a broken spine and the "very" occasional scribbles upon its pages. They are all well loved and reached for often ❤️
Barbara Walker passed earlier this month. Where would we knitting designers be without her work? She will be remembered.
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Smocked rib knitted swatch in red. Barbara Walker book of knitting stitches in the background
I've been swatching this smocking knitting stitch trialling it for a cardi. I love the dense fabric it makes but at 32-34 stitches per 4"/10 cm, it would just take way too long, even on bigger needles. Shame! 🧶 #swatches #knitting #barbarawalker #knittingstitches
Thank you 🙏🏽 I believe it was DebbieKnits ? on here that shared the pattern with me and encouraged me to give it a try ❤️ I’m forever indebted to her now 😊 I’m in love with this type of color work. #mosaicknitting #barbarawalker #knitsky #knittingforacause #mentalhealth #ptsd #addiction #love2knit
Did I post my finished lap blanket? It’s also a mosaic knit 😁 Simply beautiful and easy 🥰 I’m feeling inspired ❤️ #Knitsky #mosaicknits #barbarawalker #knottyknits #knittingforacause #mentalhealthawareness #substanceabusecouneling #housingthehomeless
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From the series Shock and Awe (2015-20)
Parade III, 2017 Barbara Walker © Barbara Walker. All rights reserved, DACS Artimage. Photo Chris Keenan
Barbara Walker: Being Here until 25 May. Tuesday to Sunday, 11am to 6pm
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Contemporary British artist Barbara Walker powerfully depicts herself close-up as a serious Black woman with long braids, wearing a coral-colored shirt. With dark brown skin that is richly textured and painted with visible brushstrokes, giving it a sense of depth and dimension, we sense her age and experience. Her dark brown hair is styled in long, thin meticulously-done braids that cascade down her shoulders and partially obscure her shoulders. She is wearing a simple, loose-fitting, orangish-red colored shirt with a casual neckline that is warm and complements her skin tone. The brushwork on the shirt suggests a soft, slightly uneven fabric. Walker’s face is detailed with carefully rendered features. Her eyes are dark, expressive, and commanding. Her gaze is directed towards us, but there is a subtle sense of distance in her expression. Her lips are slightly parted, and her mouth is set in a neutral, almost serious expression. There's a slight hint of weariness in her eyes and the subtle lines around them. The light in the painting is soft and even, with no harsh shadows, creating a calm atmosphere. She varies her brushstrokes in the painting, but they work together in harmony. The intense detail around her hair, lips, and eyes does not seem out of place against the thicker, patchy brushstrokes of her chest and shirt to create a memorable portrait that depicts her own definition of self beauty and not the standards of others. Walker’s artwork is informed by the social, political and cultural realities that affect her life and the lives of those around her. Growing up in Birmingham, her experiences have directly shaped a practice concerned with issues of class and power, gender, race, representation and belonging. Her figurative drawings and paintings tell contemporary stories hinged on historical circumstances, making them universally understood and reflecting a human perspective on the state of affairs in her native Britain and elsewhere.
Self Portrait by Barbara Walker (British) - Oil on canvas / 2000 - Usher Gallery (Lincoln, England) #womeninart #womanartist #femaleartist #art #BritishArtist #womensart #artwork #BarbaraWalker #UsherGallery #LincolnMuseum #portraitofawoman #selfportrait #oilpainting #fineart #BritishArt #ArtUK
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Both pieces are described in third image. This image is The newspaper report overlaid with a portrait of Barbara Walker’s son Solomon
The newspaper report (described in third image) overlaid with a portrait of Barbara Walker’s son Solomon.
Gallery description of this piece (which is in two parts) (left to right) Brighter Future I 2006 Charcoal and conte on digital image Courtesy of Private Collection Brighter Future 2006 charcoal and conte on inkjet print on paper Courtesy of Tate: Presented by Tate Patrons 2023 These two images are created from enlarged scans of pages of The Independent newspaper from 25 July 2005. The article reports on the wrongful shooting of the 27-year-old Brazilian man Jean Charles de Menezes by London Metropolitan Police. Walker draws tender studies of her son over the newsprint, placing her personal story in dialogue with that of the parents of de Menezes who are pictured and quoted in the article.
Just one of the pieces at the brilliant Barbara Walker exhibition on now @arnolfiniarts.bsky.social Bristol. Beautiful, moving, hard-hitting work. #BarbaraWalker #JeanCharlesDeMenezes #ArnolfiniGallery #Bristol #ArtExhibition
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Last week of Barbara Walker at Whitworth in Manchester - wonderful show by one of the best artists working with traditional media in the UK today www.whitworth.manchester.ac.uk/whats-on/exh... #BarbaraWalker
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A colour photograph of a charcoal artwork which features a profile (looking right) and torso of a mature black woman which is layered over a hand drawn solicitors receipt on headed paper.
1) The #BarbaraWalker exhibition at The Whitworth (closing 26/1/25), Manchester is extraordinary.
It's unfathomable* that #BeingHere is the first survey of this brilliant artist. With 70+ works spanning different cycles of practice inc. this from Turner Prize nommed Burden of Proof.
*see racism
"An attempt to depict everyday activities and situations. This work seeks to dispel negative, stereotypical images that we are, quite frankly, burdened with. I want to present us as multidimensional human beings."
'Zipporah', 2002, Barbara Walker
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Portrait of someone of Black British heritage
Portrait of someone of Black British heritage
Portrait of someone of Black British heritage
Portrait of someone of Black British heritage
If you're in #Manchester I'd highly recommend getting along to The Whitworth to see the #BarbaraWalker exhibition
www.whitworth.manchester.ac.uk/whats-on/exh...
Great to see new acquisitions displayed at The Fitzwilliam Museum including works by #JoyLabinjo and #BarbaraWalker
