A rising star from Winnipeg, Japanese artist Takashi Iwasaki draws, paints and does collage and printmaking. But he is also drawn to the painstaking work of hand embroidery as a way of expanding his visual vocabulary. These meticulous works are embroidery floss on twill or canvas. See many more on his website, here. (Above: Minotogetentil)
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Tatsuotoosageshatsudondon
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See his (similar) painting style from a recent exhibition at Edge Village & Gallery, Winnipeg, here.
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I love these – thanks for sharing them!
So knowing you, you’re getting out the embroidery floss!
I know, right! LOL!
thank you. great blog! (:
i love that you can explore these pieces with your eyes and enjoy their movement! they are so uniquely abstract and fluid.
You’re right about the movement, and I appreciate the comment. Hadn’t thought about that aspect. Great comment.
Wonderful! What a uniquely modern expression of a very old art form.
I used to watch my grandmother embroider (practically everything) and I’m assuming that even the actual movements of needle and floss of this artist are vastly more complicated than anything I ever saw my granny do.
I was actually avidly engaged in crewel embroidery at one time. You are right! There are multitude of stitches and techniques in this hypnotic world.
And as usual, the best word of the day – hypnotic.