Kieran Rae Koch Mushroom Fiber Art "Gills", 2017

Item Details

Kieran Rae Koch (American, Ohio; born 1995)
Gills_, 2017
Hand-stitched mushroom gills (_Amanita thiersii, Agaricus campestris, and unidentified Agaricus) with cotton thread
Signed, titled, and dated to verso

Rae Koch is a mixed media and textile artist from Cincinnati, Ohio. He studied fiber arts and theater at the Maryland Institute College of Art, where his thesis project explored the interactions between living oyster mushroom mycelium and knit structures. Rae draws his inspiration from tactile environments, nature, and theatrical production.

Condition

- slight warp to mount paper; frame spacers visible at angles beneath frame rabbet; slight edge wear to frame.

Dimensions

- measures frame; sewn work measures 2.5" W x 2.25" H.

Item #

ITMG269911