Tania Kovats: SEAMARKS
Tania Kovats’ ongoing series SEAMARKS (27 July - 2 November 2024), multiple seascapes captured in brushstrokes, drawings and ceramic, is being expanded with the creation of a new tapestry by Dovecot Studios.
British born artist, Tania Kovats, makes drawings, sculpture, and large-scale projects that explore our experience of the natural world. Her work includes Tree, an installation for the Natural History Museum London; WELL, a drinking water fountain created for Fruitmarket; and Rivers, a large-scale sculpture at Jupiter Artland near Edinburgh. She is the University of Dundee’s Professor of Drawing and Making.
Image: Tania Kovats, All The Islands of All The Seas, 2016. Ink on layered mylar and pins, 196 drawings in 32 frames. 42x30cm each (PFN 02440) Photography Peter Mallet. Image above: Tania Kovats and Dovecot Studios, SEAMARK (Tapestry), 2024. © Dovecot Studios.
Kovats presents the passing of time through the broken surface of the sea, the elemental rhythms of the moon and the meditative qualities of weaving and drawing. As the marks get smaller and closer towards the horizon they invoke a sense of infinity, exploring how art can speak to our critical climate emergency.
The artist has been collaborating closely with Dovecot’s Master Weavers since January to create and interpret her tapestry design. Hand-woven by four weavers, the work has taken four months to complete and measures 1.5 metres square. The tapestry’s incredible depth and texture has been achieved through the gradation of tone towards the light of the horizon and by combining the properties of different yarns.
Image: Tania Kovats, As Above, So Below, 2023. Indian ink on paper (diptych). 31x46cm (PFN 03492) Photography Peter Mallet.
Tania Kovats: SEAMARKS is on show at Dovecot from 27 July - 2 November 2024.
Find out more and plan your visit:
dovecotstudios.com/exhibitions/tania-kovats-seamarks
British born artist, Tania Kovats, makes drawings, sculpture, and large-scale projects that explore our experience of the natural world. Her work includes Tree, an installation for the Natural History Museum London; WELL, a drinking water fountain created for Fruitmarket; and Rivers, a large-scale sculpture at Jupiter Artland near Edinburgh. She is the University of Dundee’s Professor of Drawing and Making.
Kovats presents the passing of time through the broken surface of the sea, the elemental rhythms of the moon and the meditative qualities of weaving and drawing. As the marks get smaller and closer towards the horizon they invoke a sense of infinity, exploring how art can speak to our critical climate emergency.
The artist has been collaborating closely with Dovecot’s Master Weavers since January to create and interpret her tapestry design. Hand-woven by four weavers, the work has taken four months to complete and measures 1.5 metres square. The tapestry’s incredible depth and texture has been achieved through the gradation of tone towards the light of the horizon and by combining the properties of different yarns.
Tania Kovats: SEAMARKS is on show at Dovecot from 27 July - 2 November 2024.
Find out more and plan your visit:
dovecotstudios.com/exhibitions/tania-kovats-seamarks