Oscar Crabb
Oscar Crabb, Imitation Game/Biomimesis, Indigo on recycled calico. Iron, oak, safflower, sappan, indigo, fustic, lac, madder, weld on recycled linen, 134cm x 156cm, 2021
Oscar Crabb, Ways Of The Snails, Handmade ferrous-tannate ink on fabriano rosaspina paper, 39cm x 52cm, 2021
Biography
Oscar Crabb
Born 1997, Surrey, UK
Lives and works in London
Oscar Crabb is a visual/education artist based in London, who works primarily in textile and print making. Their practice takes a holistically sustainable approach using natural dyes and recycled linen and hemp fabrics to challenge issues of waste not only within the arts but on a broader scale. Their illustrative appliquéd textiles act as stepping stones across the pool of ecological critique, guiding the viewer to the ever-growing research-library of academic texts presented alongside the works. Crabb’s work straddles the discourse between historical ecology and current enviro-political science, using antique textiles and ancient dye techniques to create brightly coloured pieces, presented alongside current research proposing radical sociological and scientific approaches to the climate crisis.
Education
2021 BA Fine Art Media, The Slade School Of Fine Art
Exhibitions
2021
EARTHLINGS MMXXI, The Residence Gallery, London, UK
2018
GIFC, 0.0 Gallery, LA, USA
Cass Art Exhibition, Oxo Tower, London, UK
2017
Fogmachine, pop up exhibition space, London, UK
Brick Cube, Converted warehouse space as part of a Suck It And See project, London, UK