I saw Laura Ortiz Vega’s fibre graffiti in Toronto a few months ago and her work is captivating. She uses thread and a natural beeswax (cera de Campeche) on board to document the street art of Mexico City where she works.
Some of her work was small street tags, but most is larger graffiti slabs that are hard to differentiate from the original. Vega sees her role as a documentary artist, preserving the street art of her native city, especially since the graffiti is often painted over before her pieces are finished.
Vega had her first solo exhibition in New York City at Lyons Wier Gallery last fall.
More images at Antena Estudio, Mexico City
Brilliant! So very unlikely and unexpected; embroidery, more lasting than Instagram?
Great thought on the Instagram! Yes, they are gorgeous up close. The thread gives them substance, but the imagery is amazing. Thank you for your comment.
Whoa! This is amazing. Fibre art always fills me with a particular type of awe since you can just see all the hours and effort right in the piece. Very cool and perfect for brightening up the grey Vancouver day!
So glad you enjoyed it. I’m with you. I can’t imagine how painstaking this work must be. She’s an extremely calm, collected individual, so she probably has lots of patience. Thanks for taking the time to comment.
Fresh take on graffiti!
True, and such wonderful detail. Thanks.
This is so neat!
I agree. I don’t know too many fiber artists into something so edgy. Thanks.
This is fabulous. Cheers for the intro!
Glad you found it, and welcome.
Beautiful.
Yes, agreed. The colors are amazing aren’t they? Hard to imagine how it all happens with just thread.
way cool!
So true. I’d absolutely love to have one (but I would have had to discover her way earlier than this!)