Painting with Thread: Textile Illustration Techniques
Influences
A course by Gimena Romero , Artist and Researcher
About the video: Influences
Overview
“Here I will show you the work of other artists who use color in a peculiar and unforgettable way.”
In this video lesson Gimena Romero addresses the topic: Influences, which is part of the Domestika online course: Painting with Thread: Textile Illustration Techniques. Learn to use texture and color to bring your embroidery to life.
Partial transcription of the video
“INFLUENCES Before we start, I'd like to tell you about all the great artists that inspired me to do this in-depth research about color, line and volume in this particular technique that is embroidery. I'm going to start with a great one that has been a constant inspiration in many different ways, and that's Joseph Mallord William Turner. He used many techniques, but most of his work is in watercolor. Although he produced his work mainly during the 18th and early 19th century, I think it is relevant in many ways, and it helped me understand a little bit air currents, movement and all these e...”
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Course summary for: Painting with Thread: Textile Illustration Techniques
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Category
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Areas
Embroidery, Textile Design, Traditional illustration
Gimena Romero
A course by Gimena Romero
Gimena Romero is an artist and writer based between Mexico City and Barcelona. She trained in various schools in Mexico, Spain, and France and has received multiple awards and mentions internationally.
Her work has been displayed in various exhibitions in countries like Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, France, Portugal, Ukraine, and Spain. She has several publications under her belt in the areas of narrative, poetry, and textile research with Thule Ediciones and Editorial Gustavo Gili. Her book Hebra de Agua was awarded Book of the Year at the 2016 Teixim la Ciutat festival in Catalonia.
She has also conducted research into embroidery and the body with Lausín embroidery at the UNAM Faculty of Arts and Design in Mexico. She loves life, dogs, and biscuits.
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