Bernat Klein-inspired art workshops at UHI Moray
TWO art workshops in Moray are to honour the legacy of a Scottish-based designer.
The all-day events at UHI Moray in April will explore the work of Bernat Klein.
Mr Klein, a Serbian born designer based in the Scottish Borders, became famous in fine art, fashion, textiles, architecture, industrial design and colour consultancy, over a six decade career.
The workshops being run are named: Colour, Connection and Creativity; and Reimagining Prints for a Sustainable Future.
A spokesperson for the Bernat Klein Foundation, which is funding the £35 workshops, said the events would suit "early career practitioners" and businesses in the creative industries.
Colour, Connection and Creativity is being run by Lossiemouth woven textile artist Joanne Yeadon.
The April 6 event, from 9am to 5pm, will explore colour and its connection to nature and landscape, drawing on Bernat Kleins description of nature in his book Eye for Colour.
By presenting examples of Joanne's process, the workshop will focus on how to observe and mix colour and yarn and build colour stories using practical methods such as mood boards and collage.
Lynsey Calder, Glasgow School of Art's lead for technical support in fashion and textiles, will deliver the Reimagining Prints for a Sustainable Future workshop on April 16.
The workshop, running from 9.30am-4.30pm, focuses on the creative and technical processes used to deconstruct Klein's 1960s/70s screen-printed fabrics, known as the Diolen prints.
Original Bernat Klein marketing brochures show first-hand Klein's ideas on the presentation of his fabric ranges, and varying fashion styles.
The workshop will discuss how photography and digital methods have been used to understand Klein's repeating patterns.
In the practical workshop session, the method of cut-through will be used to demonstrate how abstract collages can be developed into a repeating pattern tile for a surface design - and as inspiration for new products.
The Bernat Klein Foundation was launched in 2018 with the support of the William Grant Foundation and the Klein Family.
Click here to book a place on Colour, Connection and Creativity.
Click here to book a place on Reimagining Prints for a Sustainable Future
