“Giovanni” 2009 Photographic print with embroidery, 51 x 41 cm
I am intrigued by these vintage portraits overlaid with colorful embroidery by London-based artist Maurizio Anzeri. Visiting flea markets around Europe, Anzeri collects antique photographs to use in his artistic process. The colorful, geometric lines add a three-dimensional element to the photographs, as well as suggesting a psychological state and even spiritual aura of the subject.
The artist says, “I don’t want to be nostalgic. When I work on them, to me they become very present. The catch is that at some point these photographs were to some people really important and suddenly they ended up in a box. I think that what makes them work is that the image and the embroidery at the top feed each other. It’s about feeding another dimension.”
“Penny” 2009 Embroidery on found photograph 24 x 13 cm
“Robert” 2011 Embroidery on photograph 24 x 18 cm
“Round Midnight” 2009 Embroidery on print 62 x 45 cm
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