The Architecture Of Cloth, Colour And Space - Ptolemy Mann & Anna Glasbrook

Stroud International Textiles will be showcasing new work by textile artists and designers Ptolemy Mann & Anna Glasbrook in a new exhibition at Gloucester Cathedral.

Colour-saturated lengths of cloth will wrap columns and Mann's wall based hand dyed and woven textile artworks will punctuate the cathedral space bringing a colourful softness and geometry to the viewer as they wander through the space. Collaborative furniture pieces by Kristian Stringer and Marina Dragomirova will sit on top of the flagstones alongside Mann's gem-coloured rugs celebrating the longstanding relationship between ecclesiastical architecture and commissioned textiles and objects.

Ptolemy is one of the UK’s leading textile artists with a reputation for innovation and for the intensity of the colour she incorporates in her work.

In the Cloister Garth and hidden parts of the cathedral, the architectural textile artist Anna Glasbrook will reveal her textile art pieces in the wintery light.

The gothic splendour of the cathedral will be a dramatic background to the vibrant and colourful textiles of these two inspiring, innovative and successful contemporary artists.