Sam Francis

Untitled, 1984

106.7 X 73 inch

What is tapestry?

What is tapestry?

Tapestry is a woven form of textile. It is generally heavy, and the completed work has a decorative pattern, design or realistic depiction of a portrait or real life activities. Tapestries were hung on castle walls and behind thrones as symbols of royal authority.

Rufino Tamayo

Untitled (Textile), 1960s

Tapestry

Tapestry

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Yayoi Kusama

Shangai Expo Silk Scarf Yellow, 2010

Tapestry

Mixed Media

EUR 7,000 - 9,000

Robert Indiana

Collection of 6 Hand-Woven Love Tapestries, 2006

Tapestry

Mixed Media

GBP 3,360

Sonia Delaunay

Labyrinthe, 1929 - 1980

Tapestry

Tapestry

EUR 12,000

Yoshitomo Nara

WOW (Works on Whatever) Project beach towel, 2010

Tapestry

Digital print on canvas

USD 12,000

Nicolas Party

Untitled (Artist's Blanket), 2017

Tapestry

Tapestry

USD 2,500

John Armleder

Gold Fish, 2016

Tapestry

Tapestry

EUR 1,400

John Armleder

Silver Fish, 2016

Tapestry

Tapestry

EUR 1,400

Andy Warhol

Silver Marilyn, 1990s

Tapestry

Tapestry

EUR 18,000

Andy Warhol

Flowers, 1968

Tapestry

Tapestry

EUR 25,000

Grayson Perry

Comfort Blanket, 2014-2023

Tapestry

Tapestry

GBP 4,500

KAWS

Confined, 2022

Tapestry

Tapestry

GBP 3,950

Grayson Perry

Gay Black Cats MC, 2017

Tapestry

Mixed Media

GBP 8,000 - 10,000

Sonia Delaunay

Carrés Magique, c. 1980

Tapestry

Tapestry

EUR 10,900

Barbara Kruger

Untitled (Flag), 2020

Tapestry

Mixed Media

GBP 1,800

Eduardo Chillida

Untitled (tapestry), 1965

Tapestry

Tapestry

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Spatialism

Spatialism is an art movement that originated in Italy in 1947, founded by Lucio Fontana with the intention of synthesizing sound, color, movement, and space into a new form of art. The movement's central ideas were outlined in Fontana's first manifesto, published in 1947, where he introduced the concept of spatial art to capture the spirit of the post-war era. His ideas were further developed in five subsequent manifestos. Although Fontana's ideas were sometimes considered vague, his influence was significant, as he was one of the first European artists to emphasize art as a performance and gesture.

Pop art

Pop Art is an art movement that began in Britain in 1955 and in the late 1950s in the U.S. It challenged traditional fine arts by incorporating imagery from popular culture, such as news, advertising, and comic books. Pop Art often isolates and recontextualizes materials, combining them with unrelated elements. The movement is more about the attitudes and ideas that inspired it than the specific art itself. Pop Art is seen as a reaction against the dominant ideas of Abstract Expressionism, bringing everyday consumer culture into the realm of fine art.

Body Print

A body print is an art technique where the artist uses their body as a printing plate. This can be done by smearing grease, margarine, or oil on the skin, hair, and clothes, then pressing the body against a surface like paper. The oiled imprint is then dusted with pigment. Unlike a self-portrait, a body print explores two competing concepts of identity rather than capturing a likeness of the artist. The method emphasizes the physicality of the body while questioning the boundaries between self-representation and abstraction.

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