Stardust
Stardust

© Bhakti Ziek

Stardust
Stardust

Currently not on view

Stardust,

2013–14

Bhakti Ziek, American, born 1946
PP695
Stardust, a six-panel jacquard tapestry, was hand woven by fabric artist Bhakti Ziek in her Vermont studio over the course of ten months. Designed to give the illusion of light coming through the room’s neo-gothic windows, the gradation from dark to light is also a metaphor for the transitional experiences of students while at the University.
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Bhakti Ziek: Stardust

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Title
Stardust
Dates

2013–14

Maker
Bhakti Ziek
Medium
Silk, Tencel, metallic yarns
Dimensions
panel (each): 487.7 x 69.2 cm (192 × 27 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Princeton University
Object Number
PP695
Culture
American
Type
textiles
Materials
silk (textile), fiber, metal
Subject
circles (plane figures), numbers, letters (signs)

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