Tag: art

archiemcphee:

Today the Department of Extraordinary Embroidery is admiring the wonderful handiwork of Brighton-based artist Charlotte Bailey, who takes inspiration from the traditional Japanese art of kintsugi, the art of repairing broken pottery with gold, silver, or platinum lacquer to honor the history of and damage to the object. Bailey has created her own hybrid form of kintsugi, which uses embroidery in place of the metallic lacquer. First each piece of a broken vase is wrapped in fabric. Then Bailey uses gold metallic thread to reassemble the broken pieces. It’s painstaking kintsugi darning and the resulting sculptural objects are beautiful.

Visit Charlotte Bailey’s Facebook page or her website to check out more of her embroidery projects.

[via Colossal]

nickelsonwooster:

archatlas:

The Art of Titus Kaphar

Titus Kaphar was born in 1976 in Kalamazoo, Michigan. He currently lives and works between New York and Connecticut, USA. His artworks interact with the history of art by appropriating its styles and mediums. Kaphar cuts, bends, sculpts and mixes the work of Classic and Renaissance painters, creating formal games and new tales between fiction and quotation.

Titus Kaphar

lordofmasks:

The Witch | Camille Chew

The Witch represents ultimate power and strength, specifically feminine power. She symbolizes independence, creativity, and skill. The Witch is about making things happen; brewing potions and casting spells. Call upon her when you’re stuck in a creative rut, need that extra push to achieve your goals, or wish to heighten your power.

From a series of masks and shrines representing my moon deity characters. Made for my fellowship show last year.