Threads contemporary embroidery art

Showcasing over 80 international artists who incorporate embroidery into their practice, this book provides a survey of embroidery in contemporary art, illustrating the huge range of ways in which the craft has been embraced as a form of creative expression. Some artists evoke a kind of nostalgia, r...

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1. Verfasser: Vannier, Charlotte (VerfasserIn)
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Sprache:eng
Veröffentlicht: London Thames & Hudson 2019
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Zusammenfassung:Showcasing over 80 international artists who incorporate embroidery into their practice, this book provides a survey of embroidery in contemporary art, illustrating the huge range of ways in which the craft has been embraced as a form of creative expression. Some artists evoke a kind of nostalgia, rediscovering skills that have fallen from fashion or promoting the value of ancient handicrafts in an industrialized world of mass-production. Others push boundaries by using embroidery on photographs, poetic installations, embroidered reproductions of everyday objects, or by using it to tackle political, personal or transgressive themes. 'Threads' is a captivating exploration of their creative journeys, their influences, the technical challenges they face and the message they wish to convey
Beschreibung:367 Seiten
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28 cm
ISBN:050029545X
0-500-29545-X
9780500295458
978-0-500-29545-8