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By Noémi Anna Vágvölgyi 2012 MOME to Dóra Balla
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Sébastien Preschoux
"My name is Sebastien Preschoux, I am 35 years old. I’m a self-taught artist/designer”
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anything. I like to bring these colored threads with a geometric climate on a environment that is absolutely not graphic to begin with. 4. They look like giant spiderwebs… Yes, its very arachnida. I called one of my installation « cocoon » because I feel like I’m becoming a really small spider when I spin. 5. You worked with Wu Yue Nyno for an exhibition in Berlin recently. Was it a new and a good experience for you ? Yes I had never done that before. Nyno was one of the only people with whom I aspired to do a collaboration. He invited me to Berlin and we put together this project. The object was to tell a story, to create a link between his drawings and my installations. It was very gratifying to work with him.
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Interview with Sébastien Preschoux by Rodolphe
In my opinion, art makes sense if it is the result of the human hand.
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1. Introduce yourself in a few words. My name is Sebastien Preschoux, I am 35 years old. I am a self-taught artist/designer. I design and have recently started creating all my ink drawings based on spirographs, thread tensions and also using acrylic paints. 2. Our Society is using more and more new technology, and everything you do is with your hands, why is this difficult? There are many reasons for that. We are living in a era where everything’s fast, produced massively and widely used. Less and less people are aware of what is going on around them. With a computer you can make everything fastpaced and very flattering, everyone can fake it, so whats the point ? Nothing personal, nothing unique. Nowadays, the new generation disposes of images as a industrial rapidity and they are not asking themselves about where these things are coming from. Is it handmade or is it an electronic work? When they are faced with creating handmade work, they realize the labor and time it takes. The result is way more important than a printed work that is, easily reproduced. In my opinion, art makes sense if it is the result of the human hand. 3. Your installations are often made natural environments. What about these conditions inspire you? The first time I made a thread installation it was in the forest in Argentina. It is very pleasant and approachable to work in natural environments : no one disturbs you, you take the time you want, the time you need. Additionally trees are a very solid construction on which you can work without destroying
"The first time I made a thread installation it was in the forest in Argentina.”
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Argentine
Cocoon Lasers 9 Colors
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Nocturne
"I feel like I’m becoming a really small spider when I spin.”
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201 Days
‘The work is often organized into grid-like charts and diagrams mimicking science and medicine’s representations of the body as a specimen, visually displayed for the purpose of gaining knowledge. In this way I create distance from the information and objectify the experience, giving a false sense that the body is accessible and easily understood.’
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201 Days
Visual artist Katie Lewis is doing rather impressive body and sentiments mapping with pins, thread and a pencil… the results are quite impressive…
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‘My choice to use the body as a starting point aims to give visual form to physical sensations that are invisible to the eye and medical imaging, and only exist in the subjecetive realm. I collect data through daily documentation processes, and then generate numerous systems to allow the information to exist in a material form. I abstract and quantify the data in order to give authority and agency to subjective experiences.’
You’ve probably noticed that I’ve fallen off the map a bit in my online efforts. We all get busy and I won’t make any lofty promises of returning from the dead. But this project was particularly reinvigorating of the creative juices. ReadyMade and Public School have some nice write-ups of the project. Enjoy.
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String Theory
Jelly Helm got a bunch of us together a little over a month ago. The result was called Over It; ) created from miles of string that converge to a single hidden message in the ceiling.
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Jelly Helm got a bunch of us together a little over a month ago. We had the opportunity to do a group art show at PSU and somehow, despite our bannapants schedules, we came up with a concept, a way to execute it and a plan to get it done before opening night. The result was called Over It; three words (Banter, Affirmations and Insults) created from miles of string that converge to a single hidden message in the ceiling. It made for some nice photography, though none of these do the experience o navigating the space justice.
Made By: Jelly Helm, Jeremy Pelley, Matthew Foster, Fritz Mesenbrink, Chris Hutchinson, Damion Triplett, Jennie Hayes, Kate Bingaman-Burt, Marco Kaye, Mike Giepert, Justin Scrappers Morrison, Driscoll Reid, Jason Sturgill, David Neevel, Taylor Twist, Jimm Lasser, Julia Oh
String Theory
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"three words: Banter, Affirmations and Insults”
Artist, Dominique Falla, created this amazing nail and thread art as an entry in the Positive Posters 2011 competition.
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× × × "For too long, people have viewed themselves as separate ” We are all part of the same thing
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"I wanted to show how we are all interconnected, and together we can make something beautiful.”
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We are all part of the same thing
We are all part of the same thing
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Fly away home
Debbie Smyth uses pins as the backbone for typographical works and intricate depictions of everyday life…
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"I feel as if I am taking thread out of its comfort zone, presenting it on monumental scale and creating an eye-catching, and in some case jaw dropping effect.”
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"Her work beautifully blurs the boundaries between fine art drawings and textile art”
××× ××× ×××× ×××× ×××× Debbie Smyth is textile artist most identifiable by her statement thread drawings; these playful yet sophisticated contemporary artworks are created by stretching a network of threads between accurately plotted pins. Her work beautifully blurs the boundaries between fine art drawings and textile art, flat and 3D work, illustration and embroidery, literally lifting the drawn line off the page in a series of “pin and thread” drawings.
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“On first glance, it can look like a mass of threads but as you get closer sharp lines come into focus, creating a spectacular image. The images are first plotted out before being filled out with the thread, the sharp angles contrasting with the floating ends of the thread. And despite the complexity of the lengthy process I try to capture a great feeling of energy and spontaneity, and, in some cases, humour” Debbie plays with scale well; creating both gallery installations and works for domestic interiors. Her unique style lends itself to suit corporate environments, public spaces, window display, set design, graphic design and illustration. By collaborating with interior designers, architects and other creative practitioners, Debbie pushes the expected scope of her work even further.
"I try to capture a great feeling of energy and spontaneity, and, in some cases, humour”
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we go along open and closed doors and windows in our life to look for the way is destined for us. our letters what we were spinning from over thousand threads are the metaphor of this WAY.
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