Paolo Arao, Étude (Mandarin), hand-stitched cotton thread, pieced + sewn cotton and denim, and hand-woven cotton in a wood frame, 12 x 9 in. (30.5 x 22.9 cm)
"The lyricism of Devotion plays out in textile drawings where geometric patterns are hand stitched into appliquéd patchworks in a symphony of color. Viewers’ eyes follow varied visual thread weights and move along the intricate line work as if reading sheet music.
'For me, the most direct link to musicality and textiles comes through the instruments used to create music and cloth,” Arao says. “The loom is like a piano. And I think of weaving as a way of making threads sing. There is a somatic rhythm to weaving on a loom that feels connected to playing music on a piano.'”
Read in Design Milk
Mai 7, 2024
