Heavenly Sounds Mountain Pink
Photograph
2018 (made)
2018 (made)
Italian artist Maurizio Anzeri lives and works in London. He uses delicate embroidery on vintage photographs that he finds at flea markets, creating otherworldly portraits and surreal landscapes. The subjects in Anzeri’s found photographs are transformed by his threadwork; the vintage photographs often appear at odds with the sharp lines and silky shimmer of the colourful threads. Through this combination of media, Anzeri’s works create a dimension where past and present converge.
Anzeri’s embroidered, tactile photographs embody three-dimensional sculptural characteristics, prompting him to describe them as ‘photo-sculptures’
Anzeri’s embroidered, tactile photographs embody three-dimensional sculptural characteristics, prompting him to describe them as ‘photo-sculptures’
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Heavenly Sounds Mountain Pink (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Hand embroidered photograph |
| Brief description | Photograph by Maurizio Anzeri, 'Heavenly Sounds Mountain Pink', part one of triptych, 2018 |
| Physical description | Landscape photograph of mountains. Square and triangular shapes have been embroidered on to the photograph using thread of various shades of pink. Part one of the triptych has two triangular shapes rising above the mountains on the right side of the picture. |
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| Credit line | Purchase funded by the Photographs Acquisition Group |
| Summary | Italian artist Maurizio Anzeri lives and works in London. He uses delicate embroidery on vintage photographs that he finds at flea markets, creating otherworldly portraits and surreal landscapes. The subjects in Anzeri’s found photographs are transformed by his threadwork; the vintage photographs often appear at odds with the sharp lines and silky shimmer of the colourful threads. Through this combination of media, Anzeri’s works create a dimension where past and present converge. Anzeri’s embroidered, tactile photographs embody three-dimensional sculptural characteristics, prompting him to describe them as ‘photo-sculptures’ |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.706-2019 |
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| Record created | November 20, 2018 |
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