“Stick a Needle in My Eye” Creations by Maurizio Anzeri
My sister Margaret is amazing. She is incredibly resourceful and, frankly, guileless enough to believe she can tackle any problem. If I washed up on a deserted island, I would just hope she was with me because nothing begins to ruffle her. Oh, did I mention she is humble to boot?
Aside from raising 3 stellar children, she is a full-time lawyer, volunteer, and optimist. She is also in wicked good shape. She breezily takes part in the Wild West Relay each year which is a 200 mile, 24 hour slog in high altitudes. I don’t know when I last DROVE 200 miles in one stretch. Honest to Adidas!
I went through a serious needlepoint belt phase. While my work was respectable, it was all ordered from stores with pre-painted canvases that were cute but not original. Margaret, of course would have none of that. She painted her own, and they were masterpieces.
Artist, Maurizio Anzeri takes vintage studio portraits found in flea markets and stitches whimsical geometric designs over their faces. According to art critics, he is one to watch.
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These are gorgeous!
Here’s another artist you might like:
http://eyeseeart.wordpress.com/2010/11/24/may-i-show-you-my-pictures/
These are so cool. I love the geometry of the stitches and their relativity to the face or body. The treatment of the eyes brings the mask and the face together and makes you wonder what kind of day they are having. I agree with the Dada nod.
And I remember the belt phase. You were proud of those belts you wrapped around all the people you loved. That’s all that counts!
I like these, very Dadaist, and fresh.
i love these. they remind me of the work of jane deschner (http://www.janedeschner.com/). i collect old photos as ideas for my paintings but i am too in love with the images themselves to ever stitch into them or obscure them.
Interesting work. There is something a bit disturbing about these, sort of Baldessari-ish but with more organic texture and a focus on covering a SINGLE person’s face, stripping away some of the contextual and narrative buffer. They hit me with a Francis Bacon sort of punch as well. Good stuff.
I find these more “disturbing” than “whimsical”; like the work of a crafty serial killer. But they aren’t as disturbing as a piece of needlepoint I came across recently. It was a monogrammed belt given to me in eight grade by David Chickey. The whole thing is needlepoint except the buckle and strap part. I’m sure it took him forever. Great guy. Should’ve been a clue.