in

A Lush Textile Installation Springs to Life in Shanghai


All images courtesy of Design Shanghai, shared with permission

A Lush Textile Installation Springs to Life in Shanghai

For the 13th edition of Design Shanghai, Hu Yuehua presented a bold bouquet intersecting organic forms and human craft traditions. “Weaving Nature” is a large-scale composition of indigo and ochre leaves, blooms, and growths stitched together from dyed cotton and linen. Tightly nested in a wall-like garden, the individual pieces form a dense field of color and texture. Loose threads, raw edges, and tight rows of pleats radiate across the upright piece, merging evidence of the artist’s hand with the natural forms she depicts.

Design Shanghai concluded last week, but you can see more of the projects on display at the annual event on its website.

Related articles

  • ‘At the Precipice’ Emphasizes the Role of Emotion, Tactility, and the Senses in Understanding the Climate Crisis
  • PRIME: A Behemoth New Book Surveys A Broad Segment of Millennial Artists Working Today
  • A New Book Plunges into the Vast Diversity of the World’s Oceans Across 3,000 Years
  • Sonya Kelliher-Combs Merges Collective Knowledge and Native Alaskan Heritage in Mixed Media
  • A Tube of Orange Paint Leaks Marigolds in a Public Park in France
  • Folklore and Nature Converge in Cat Johnston’s Expressive, Eccentric Puppets


Source: Art - thisiscolossal.com

Gabrielle Goliath Is Bringing Her Canceled South Africa Pavilion Show to Venice Anyway

From ‘Game of Thrones’ to ‘Downton Abbey’—Iconic Costumes Go on View in Scotland