Aiko Tezuka
From textiles i had to research the term 'In Stitches' so firstly researched into embroidery and artists that use them in a different and unusual way. I first came across Aiko's work where he not only encorporates the image on the front of the fabric but also uses the thread left over. This creates an installation piece allowing viewers to walk around the usually 2D art form and get other angles like a behind the scenes of a piece of embroidery.
I like the way he doesnt particularly use expensive or patterned fabrics to show history or its origins, instead the imagery he uses portrays ancient sculpture, European paintings, Chinese landscape paintings andc Japanese ancient furniture ornaments. He shows a mix of cultures and places in a basic form using bright contrasting colours that look modern and lively.
Unweavable Object
His work uses space well bringing a 2D piece into a 3D form and creates movement within the fabric.
I like how the pattern on the fabric is still intact but has been stretched and blurred as it has been unwoven and pulled apart. From these images i would like to try this effect creating my own fabric or embroidery patterns and then undoing them to see how this effects certains fabrics.
Underground Forest
Spiral Wacoal Art Centre
This piece is 2 metres high and allows the viewers to walk through the threads that have been left loose from the embroidery on top of the fabric. The pattern itself cannot be seen from underneath but on when you stand on the stairs around thepiece that you can see the imagery.
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