Prikking vastgeregen op een dubbele lap katoen en met traceerdraden voor het maken van een deel van een kraag van naaldkant c. 1915s
drawing, fibre-art, textile, paper
drawing
natural stone pattern
rippled sketch texture
fibre-art
fashion mockup
pattern
textile
paper
hand-embroidered
chalky texture
repetition of pattern
line
pattern repetition
watercolour bleed
decorative-art
imprinted textile
layered pattern
Dimensions: height 24.5 cm, width 18 cm
Copyright: Rijks Museum: Open Domain
This is "Prikking vastgeregen op een dubbele lap katoen en met traceerdraden voor het maken van een deel van een kraag van naaldkant" by an anonymous Belgian internee at Village Elisabeth, Amersfoort. I imagine them carefully pinning the pattern onto the cloth. It's interesting to think about how the act of making something like this can be a form of meditation, or even resistance. They may have lost everything, but could still create something beautiful and intricate from simple materials. The lines of thread look delicate, but they’re also strong. It's fascinating how a gesture can communicate intention. I think about the work of other artists who use thread in their work, like Louise Bourgeois or Sheila Hicks. All of us artists are in conversation across time, inspiring one another's creativity. This artwork is an embodied expression of the maker’s world which embraces ambiguity, allowing for multiple interpretations.
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