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Christina Forrer — Yellow/Red
Christina Forrer — Yellow/Red
Christina Forrer — Yellow/Red
Christina Forrer — Yellow/Red
Christina Forrer — Yellow/Red
Christina Forrer

Yellow/Red

2019

Woven in cotton and wool, Yellow/Red (2019) draws the viewer into Christina Forrer's distinctive pictorial world, where flattened, cartoonish figures negotiate scenes of ambiguous emotional intensity. Measuring an imposing 233.7 × 165.1 cm, the tapestry commands attention through its bold chromatic contrasts and compressed spatial logic, presenting interlocking bodies and faces that oscillate between tenderness and unease. Forrer works directly on the loom without preparatory cartoons, allowing the imagery to emerge through an intuitive process that gives her compositions an immediacy rarely achieved in the textile medium. The work belongs to a body of practice that has secured Forrer a significant position within contemporary fiber art and figurative discourse alike. Her handling of the woven surface resists any purely decorative reading, instead deploying the material density of wool and cotton to lend psychological weight to figures that might otherwise read as naive or folkloric. The saturated yellow and red palette reinforces the charged, almost confrontational energy of the scene, while the tight interlacing of the weave gives the image a physical presence that reproduction cannot fully convey. Signed by the artist and currently offered through The Hole gallery, Yellow/Red represents a strong acquisition opportunity for collectors tracking the evolving conversation between craft tradition and contemporary painting. Works of this scale and pictorial ambition from Forrer's 2019 period have attracted sustained institutional and private interest, reflecting a broader critical reassessment of textile as a primary vehicle for complex narrative and emotional content.

Medium
Cotton and wool
Overall
Signed
Yes
Location
The Hole, Los Angeles, CA

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Christina Forrer, Yellow/Red, 2019

Woven in cotton and wool, Yellow/Red (2019) draws the viewer into Christina Forrer's distinctive pictorial world, where flattened, cartoonish figures negotiate scenes of ambiguous emotional intensity. Measuring an imposing 233.7 × 165.1 cm, the tapestry commands attention through its bold chromatic contrasts and compressed spatial logic, presenting interlocking bodies and faces that oscillate between tenderness and unease. Forrer works directly on the loom without preparatory cartoons, allowing the imagery to emerge through an intuitive process that gives her compositions an immediacy rarely achieved in the textile medium. The work belongs to a body of practice that has secured Forrer a significant position within contemporary fiber art and figurative discourse alike. Her handling of the woven surface resists any purely decorative reading, instead deploying the material density of wool and cotton to lend psychological weight to figures that might otherwise read as naive or folkloric. The saturated yellow and red palette reinforces the charged, almost confrontational energy of the scene, while the tight interlacing of the weave gives the image a physical presence that reproduction cannot fully convey. Signed by the artist and currently offered through The Hole gallery, Yellow/Red represents a strong acquisition opportunity for collectors tracking the evolving conversation between craft tradition and contemporary painting. Works of this scale and pictorial ambition from Forrer's 2019 period have attracted sustained institutional and private interest, reflecting a broader critical reassessment of textile as a primary vehicle for complex narrative and emotional content.

Medium
Cotton and wool
Dimensions
overall: 233.7 x 165.1 cm
Year
2019
Signed
Hand-signed by the artist
Seen at
The Hole, Los Angeles, CA

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