“CHELSEA BOY” BY SCOTT RAMSAY KYLE
In the spirit of “do it because you can” a phrase we like to use liberally in Slashstroke and in specific for a feature on Scott Ramsay Kyle in issue 2, (highlighting a path he and his work had set out on to explore the instincts of his mind and craft), we were delighted with his recent update on new work. Following on from his desire to document process Scott has send us in a new work called “Chelsea Boy”, a mini film with tightly cropped footage of nimble hands, hunched torso and sparkling beads and old sweater all sped up and set to a jumbling Moroccan drum beat creating a fast and frenetic tweaking of thread, fingers and embellishment. “Chelsea boy” offers a charming look at work in process combining crass branding and delicate technique , humour and lightness with the ordeal of repetition. Scott is a feverish twitterer with penchant for populist tat and high art, what a relief indeed, the ethereal mixed with the trash, pumped up craft.
Scott explains: “its a Chelsea football top with COLE appliqued on and TWEEDY underneath it as though’ Cheryl has reclaimed her maiden name…girl power et al.” Of course that’s what it is and surely the world needs someone to emblazon that message on fabric.
More to come from Scott in Issue 3 “2ND SKIN” so keep a look out.
: http://ramsaykyle.com/
Assited by Deniz Unal.