After The Mona Lisa 8, 2010, 1482 larger spools of thread, stainless-steel ball chain and hanging apparatus, clear acrylic sphere, metal stand Dimensions: 68" x 47" (thread only) x 72" d (viewing sphere) After The Mona Lisa 8 is constructed from 1482 larger spools of thread so the image resolution is very low. Yet when seen through a viewing sphere, the thread spools condense into a recognizable image, conveying how little information the brain needs to make sense of visual imagery it has already been exposed to.  "After Mondrian (Fashion 26)," 2009 - Detail Medium: 1,632 spools of thread, stainless steel ball chain and hanging apparatus, and nine hemispherical mirrors mounted on the opposing wall Commissioned by Wyndham Worldwide "After Mondrian (Fashion 26)" is now on view in the lobby of the Fashion 26 Hotel on West 26th Street in New York City |
After Chuck Close..., 2002-03
chenille stems, foam board, aluminum panel
dimensions variable
Ok Julie Ryder, who is always a fantastic source of knowledge reminded me of this artist. I remembered her as soon as Julie told me about her and it has taken a bit of detective work to find her. Her large works are amazing and as the kids say OMG pixelated! So I think my weaving pieces now need to be much bigger than I thought to get any kind of image going. I think i will start with paint chips samples from the hardware store. I have to say it is all a bit of a coincidence as i am reading David Hockney's Secret knowledge in this book he discusses the camera obscura and optical lenses, then Julie tells me about Devorah amazing.
---Bella
Devorah Sperber
Devorah on Gizmodo
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