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]]>Early in her artistic journey, Kozlowska created paintings, graphics, and sculptures in a more conventional way. At the same time, she enjoyed working with textile and fabrics through sewing and embroidery.
After encountering various examples of embroidery art, Kozlowska started sewing paintings before testing the waters with felted sculptures. She found success with these works and got the idea to combine the practice with her love for pop art.
Kozlowska is inspired by consumerism, mass culture, and daily life. In making her sculptures, she mostly uses felt and fabric but also combines materials from newspapers, labels, and foils in order to get her message through and recreate the item to the slightest details.
“Every work requires commitment and patience from me, it is unique, created spontaneously without a specific pattern and in a fit of inspiration,” Kozlowska explains on her website. “Working with the material is my passion. I try to make each of my works unique and stimulate the viewer’s imagination.”
Kozlowska’s sculptures have been published in several publications and books while also being part of solo and collective exhibitions all over the world. Check out more of them below.
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]]>Her experiences were later translated into her artwork, which in and of itself reflects her hybrid identity, which her style been influenced by both the work of Roy Lichtenstein as well as Indian soap operas.
But her work doesn’t only reflect her personal experiences. They resonate with the Desi community at large, particularly the second generation. Through it, she explores 21st-century Desi life and the challenges of being a South Asian millennial.
“I’m an extremely emotional person,” admitted Qamar in an interview with the Cut. “It’s why I gravitate so much towards Indian soap operas. The tears and the crying and the drama in my work is also inspired by Roy Lichtenstein.”
According to Qamar, both Indian soap operas and Roy Lichtenstein’s art use the exact same expressions. “The tears, the crying. The obsessing over revenge or love or whatever it is. The emotion is still there,” she explains.
“The look is still there, even though it comes from two different parts of the world,” notes Qamar. “I’m neither here nor there. I’m not either Desi or Western, I’m both.”
But though Qamar’s work acknowledges the hardship of being an immigrant, her work is sprinkled with humor. “Obviously there are parts of our culture that are deep and dark and that evoke rage,” she says. “And then there are certain parts that are just silly. I like that it doesn’t have to make you cry all the time. That’s the motive of what I do. You can have fun.”
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]]>With a massive following both online and offline, San Miguel has gained attention thanks to his colorful murals, which can be seen on buildings and objects across the world in countries like India, Japan, Chile, Brazil, Mexico, Morocco, and Spain.
“I came from painting in the streets with spray-paint and to this day it’s what I feel most comfortable with, so murals were just a natural progression,” he explained in an interview with UDesign. “It’s a quick way to make a big difference to the space around you.”
According to San Miguel, through his work, he hopes to contribute to making incremental improvements to our society. The importance of his work is to change the world around him, from transforming the grey concrete into something full of life to adding color to people’s lives.
“Art must be present in public spaces constantly and my mission is to transform these spaces in a way that passing through them is an enjoyable experience,” he writes on his website. “I aim at converting the monochromatic concrete structures and buildings into vibrant places that are filled with color and positivity, helping and hoping to change the lives of people. I want people to stop looking at the pavement and start looking up and around.”
In the process of making an artwork for a public space, San Miguel considers the surroundings first. “I love to play with and integrate the architecture on which I work with my own creation,” he writes on his website.
Aside from graffiti, other sources of inspiration include music, fashion, cinema, and the city itself. The end result, often categorized as Pop Surrealism, is a well-shaken cocktail of all these elements.
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]]>The post Textile Artist Creates Embroidered Felt Sculptures of Everyday Objects appeared first on https://everydaymonkey.com.
]]>Early in her artistic journey, Kozlowska created paintings, graphics, and sculptures in a more conventional way. At the same time, she enjoyed working with textile and fabrics through sewing and embroidery.
After encountering various examples of embroidery art, Kozlowska started sewing paintings before testing the waters with felted sculptures. She found success with these works and got the idea to combine the practice with her love for pop art.
Kozlowska is inspired by consumerism, mass culture, and daily life. In making her sculptures, she mostly uses felt and fabric but also combines materials from newspapers, labels, and foils in order to get her message through and recreate the item to the slightest details.
“Every work requires commitment and patience from me, it is unique, created spontaneously without a specific pattern and in a fit of inspiration,” Kozlowska explains on her website. “Working with the material is my passion. I try to make each of my works unique and stimulate the viewer’s imagination.”
Kozlowska’s sculptures have been published in several publications and books while also being part of solo and collective exhibitions all over the world. Check out more of them below.
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]]>The post Hot Chai, Cold Revenge: Maria Qamar’s Original Pop Art appeared first on https://everydaymonkey.com.
]]>Her experiences were later translated into her artwork, which in and of itself reflects her hybrid identity, which her style been influenced by both the work of Roy Lichtenstein as well as Indian soap operas.
But her work doesn’t only reflect her personal experiences. They resonate with the Desi community at large, particularly the second generation. Through it, she explores 21st-century Desi life and the challenges of being a South Asian millennial.
“I’m an extremely emotional person,” admitted Qamar in an interview with the Cut. “It’s why I gravitate so much towards Indian soap operas. The tears and the crying and the drama in my work is also inspired by Roy Lichtenstein.”
According to Qamar, both Indian soap operas and Roy Lichtenstein’s art use the exact same expressions. “The tears, the crying. The obsessing over revenge or love or whatever it is. The emotion is still there,” she explains.
“The look is still there, even though it comes from two different parts of the world,” notes Qamar. “I’m neither here nor there. I’m not either Desi or Western, I’m both.”
But though Qamar’s work acknowledges the hardship of being an immigrant, her work is sprinkled with humor. “Obviously there are parts of our culture that are deep and dark and that evoke rage,” she says. “And then there are certain parts that are just silly. I like that it doesn’t have to make you cry all the time. That’s the motive of what I do. You can have fun.”
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]]>The post Okuda San Miguel Transforms Concrete Structures Into Vibrant Works of Art appeared first on https://everydaymonkey.com.
]]>With a massive following both online and offline, San Miguel has gained attention thanks to his colorful murals, which can be seen on buildings and objects across the world in countries like India, Japan, Chile, Brazil, Mexico, Morocco, and Spain.
“I came from painting in the streets with spray-paint and to this day it’s what I feel most comfortable with, so murals were just a natural progression,” he explained in an interview with UDesign. “It’s a quick way to make a big difference to the space around you.”
According to San Miguel, through his work, he hopes to contribute to making incremental improvements to our society. The importance of his work is to change the world around him, from transforming the grey concrete into something full of life to adding color to people’s lives.
“Art must be present in public spaces constantly and my mission is to transform these spaces in a way that passing through them is an enjoyable experience,” he writes on his website. “I aim at converting the monochromatic concrete structures and buildings into vibrant places that are filled with color and positivity, helping and hoping to change the lives of people. I want people to stop looking at the pavement and start looking up and around.”
In the process of making an artwork for a public space, San Miguel considers the surroundings first. “I love to play with and integrate the architecture on which I work with my own creation,” he writes on his website.
Aside from graffiti, other sources of inspiration include music, fashion, cinema, and the city itself. The end result, often categorized as Pop Surrealism, is a well-shaken cocktail of all these elements.
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