TAPESTRY

Prompted by his wife, Erich Engelbrecht began to work on tapestries, exploring this unique kind of artistic creation and manufacture.
Over time, drawing on his background as a former engineer and industrial consultant, he collaborated with a professional colleague to develop and construct a large-scale hydraulic weaving apparatus, that fills an entire room in his studio.
To achieve vibrant, lightfast colours, he set up a yarn dyeing facility within his workshop. All tapestries were woven using the traditional Gobelins manufacturing method.
His tapestries replicate or reinterpret both his earlier paintings, wood sculptures, and graphics from the 1960s, as well as new works from the 1970s, 1980s, and early 1990s. Production ceased shortly after the first Gulf War.