Artists
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AI KIJIMA: THE ART OF TEXTILE COLLAGE BETWEEN CULTURES AND NARRATIVES
| by Maria Rosaria Roseo | Ai Kijima, a Japanese artist from Tokyo, has transformed her passion for textiles into unique and captivating works of art. Trained at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Kijima currently lives and works between Istanbul and Brooklyn, where she continues to explore and merge her multicultural experiences into textile collages that tell stories of cultures and identities. A Passion for Fabric and Visual Storytelling Ai Kijima’s works are the result of a creative process involving a wide range of heterogeneous materials, from vintage kimonos to children’s bed linens, second-hand clothes, and traditional fabrics. Her work is a collage of stories and meanings,…
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PATRICIA KELLY AND THE POETRY OF DAILY LINES
| by Barbara Pavan | Patricia Kelly is an Irish artist born in County Fermanagh, where she lives and works. She attended Ulster University in Belfast, where she earned a B.A. with Honors in Fine Craft Design, specializing in embroidered textiles in 1986, followed by a PGCE in Art Education. She taught Art and Design until 2021. Through freehand embroidery techniques, Kelly creates works in which the stitched line becomes a form of artistic expression that increasingly leans towards abstraction. Her art is influenced and inspired by the Japanese concept of wabi-sabi, which finds beauty in imperfection, as well as the rugged landscapes and skies of Western Ireland, where lines…
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JULIA COUZENS: FROM PAINTING TO SCULPTURE, THE EVOLUTION OF A VISIONARY ARTIST
| by Maria Rosaria Roseo | Art is an ever-evolving journey, a boundless quest through forms, materials and meanings. This is the case of a visionary artist whose career began in the world of painting and then unexpectedly and fascinatingly landed in sculpture, using textiles as her main medium. Julia Couzens, born and raised in Auburn, California, received her MFA in 1990 from UC Davis. She currently lives and works between Merritt Island on the Sacramento River and Los Angeles. http://www.juliacouzens.com/ ART AS A FLUID AND INDEFINABLE PROCESS This artist’s practice is distinguished by a plastic, “contaminated” and fluid approach that defies convention. “I don’t need to call something ‘painting’…
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FARIBA BOROUFAR
| by Barbara Pavan | Fariba Boroufar, an artist whose works bridge the gap between tradition and modernity, uses the ancient art of weaving to explore and reinterpret the rich cultural and architectural history of Iran. Her artistic journey reflects a deep engagement with both the tangible and intangible aspects of her heritage, imbuing her textile works with a profound sense of cultural memory while addressing contemporary issues such as architectural degradation and the loss of identity. For Boroufar, being an artist means more than just the creation of objects; it is about offering new perspectives on reality. “Innovation means a new look into reality,” she explains. “The artist acts…
