Stefanie Spikell
Lincoln,
California, USA
SECRET LADY
The inspiration for this 36x36 inch crocheted art
piece is the Austrian painter, Gustav Klimt. In particular, his two portraits,
The Kiss and Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer, both painted circa 1907. I like his
use of bold geometrics, both circles and blocks and as I started my project,
his work came to mind. While my piece is not reminiscent of either a kiss or a
portrait of a living person, I was moved to interpret his style with various
shapes and colors. I gave my piece its name because the woman is hidden within
a block-like structure and must be looked for, much as the man and woman in The
Kiss are hidden in their robes and Adele Bloch-Bauer is hidden within the
geometric pattern behind her.
The art piece is all crocheted using more than 30
colors and several different stitches/textures and hook sizes. The piece is
attached to a 36x36 painted canvas and resides over my fireplace mantle.
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