Molly Kent Weaves Anxiety and Digital Culture into Textile Art
Molly Kent, a UK artist who earned her Fine Art MA from Edinburgh College of Art in 2020, creates woven tapestries and tufted pieces that reflect her personal battles with anxiety, autism, and the influence of digital culture. Her artistic journey began during the Covid-19 lockdown, a period during which she honed her textile skills. Drawing from her experiences as an undiagnosed autistic child, Kent incorporates internet visuals such as emojis and glitches. She also references medieval religious art, notably Hieronymus Bosch's The Garden of Earthly Delights and Rogier van der Weyden's Beaune Altarpiece. Her most significant tapestry, titled "Everything That Could Go Wrong, Did Go Wrong (But Maybe it's Not My Fault)," portrays a burning house, representing emotional turmoil. Kent is set to venture into sculpture, collaborating with Edinburgh Sculpture Workshop to create her inaugural large-scale three-dimensional artwork.
Key facts
- Molly Kent earned her Fine Art MA from Edinburgh College of Art in 2020.
- Her artistic practice developed during the Covid-19 lockdown in the UK.
- She uses weaving and rug tufting as primary techniques.
- Digital culture references, including emojis and glitches, appear in her work.
- She cites Hieronymus Bosch and Rogier van der Weyden as influences.
- Her largest tapestry is titled 'Everything That Could Go Wrong, Did Go Wrong (But Maybe it's Not My Fault)'.
- The burning house motif functions as a fragmented self-portrait.
- She will collaborate with Edinburgh Sculpture Workshop on her first large-scale sculpture.
Entities
Artists
- Molly Kent
- Hieronymus Bosch
- Rogier van der Weyden
Institutions
- Edinburgh College of Art
- Edinburgh Sculpture Workshop
- AATONAU
Locations
- United Kingdom
- Edinburgh
Sources
- AATONAU —