About

Margo Selby is an artist and designer working with colour and geometric form in woven textiles. For the duration of London Craft Week, Margo’s handwoven works are on display at 88 Gallery.

The lampas panels have thousands of individual strands of yarn – each one of those hand-threaded, counted and re-counted. Margo’s works are painterly, in regard to the optical mixing of pure colour – and sculptural, in the physicality of woven thread as a mode of construction. As yarn, the colours are integral, rather than applied to a surface. The woven textile is taken from the loom, stretched, framed and wall-mounted; the works are intended to operate as visual objects rather than pictures or decoration. Formal aesthetics are paramount, and in constant intersection – colour, shape, orientation, rhythm – a rumination on the visual.

‘I use thread to create abstract geometric artworks that explore repetition and transition, symmetry and asymmetry, the dynamic and the stable. I draw influence from the visual world around me: architectural forms; graphic design; pattern, scale and colour combinations. Colour is a driving force behind my work. I enjoy the infinite effects of many subtle hues and tones that can be explored when blending from one colour to another.’ –Margo Selby, 2022.

Meet the artist: Margo will be at 88 Gallery on Wednesday 11 May from 6pm-8pm, talking about colour and design, her handweaving practice and the lampas technique. There will be drinks available.