Ellen Lenvik's "Growth" is a compelling textile artwork that demonstrates her mastery of material and form. Created by the Oslo-born artist who studied at Edinburgh College of Art (1969–1973), this piece combines wool and woven jute to explore texture as a primary artistic language. The interplay of natural fibres creates a tactile surface that invites close viewing, characteristic of Lenvik's approach to textile art as a vehicle for sculptural expression rather than decoration. A significant work for collectors of contemporary textile practice and Scandinavian craft.
"Growth" positions Lenvik within an important lineage of textile sculptors whose work has earned recognition in major public collections. Her practice parallels that of contemporaries like Magdalena Abakanowicz, whose iconic pieces "Carre Orange" and "Carre Brunne de Steffa" similarly interrogate form and materiality through fibre-based practice. Both artists emerged during a pivotal moment when textile art transcended decorative tradition to become a vehicle for exploring embodied experience and organic abstraction. Lenvik's contribution to this movement remains essential to understanding contemporary sculpture's relationship with craft and material authenticity.
