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Maurizio Anzeri — Eric
Maurizio Anzeri

Eric

A vintage black-and-white photographic portrait is transformed through Maurizio Anzeri's intricate embroidery, with delicate threads radiating outward from the subject's face in mesmerizing geometric patterns. The stitched lines simultaneously obscure and illuminate the figure known as Eric, creating a hypnotic web that seems to emerge organically from his features. This tension between the photographic past and the hand-worked present gives the piece an otherworldly, almost ritualistic quality.

Medium
Unique gelatin silver print with embroidery.

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May 19, 2016

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Maurizio Anzeri, Eric

A vintage black-and-white photographic portrait is transformed through Maurizio Anzeri's intricate embroidery, with delicate threads radiating outward from the subject's face in mesmerizing geometric patterns. The stitched lines simultaneously obscure and illuminate the figure known as Eric, creating a hypnotic web that seems to emerge organically from his features. This tension between the photographic past and the hand-worked present gives the piece an otherworldly, almost ritualistic quality.

Medium
Unique gelatin silver print with embroidery.
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Mixed Media, Embroidery, Gelatin Silver Print, Italian, Portrait, Figurative, Contemporary

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