Llinos Owen
Engaging with Llinos Owen’s work is akin to people-watching in a stylish city; you casually look out for self-expression, pattern and colour, but it’s the witty delights that keep you hooked. Owen chronicles everything from identity and mythology, to contemporary Welsh culture, all with a sense of playfulness and keen observation. Her practice of embroidery and rug hooking adds an unprecedented tactility, subtly attuning the viewer to underlying notions of softness, the domestic sphere, and traditional handiwork. The contemporary subject matter brazenly makes a feminist intervention into decorative craft, a medium that has been historically belittled. This sits in line with the work advanced by fiber artists, whose creations break the boundary between fine art and utilitarian objects.
