Painting with Thread: Textile Illustration Techniques
Influences
A course by Gimena Romero , Textile Artist
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 was born in Mexico City in 1985 and lives between her hometown and Barcelona. She graduated in visual and plastic arts from the National School of Painting, Sculpture, and Engraving, 'La Esmeralda' of the National Institute of Fine Arts (INBA), and attended the École Nationale des Beaux Arts in Lyon (France).
She has won several international awards. She began her career in the world of haute couture embroidery in Lesage (Paris) and in 2014 she began working as a guild apprentice of gold thread embroidery in Seville. Her work has been exhibited in locations around the world.
She has also collaborated on published works of fiction, poetry, and textile research with Thule Ediciones and Editorial Gustavo Gili. Her book 'Hebra de Agua' was selected as Book of the Year in 2016 at the 'Teixim la Ciutat' Festival held in Sant Cugat in Catalonia (Spain).
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