You can’t live in a Smithsonian museum, but you can bring home the vibes of Gabriel Dawe’s rainbow art installation with these prints.
Arcoíris creado por el artista Gabriel Dawe con 96.5 kilómetros de hilo.
Gabriel Dawe es un artista multidisciplinar mexicano, actualmente afincado en Dallas (Estados Unidos). Uno de sus trabajos más representativos y más conocidos (exhibido en galerías y centros de todo el mundo) es Plexus, una serie de instalaciones site-specific creadas a partir de metros y metros de hilos.
Based on the consistently fresh cuts and minimalist feel, you'd think AMP (A Mulher do Padre) was new to the scene. But the São Paulo-based label known for styles more akin to edgy Japa…
“I started doing embroidery because I wanted to challenge the notions of masculinity that I grew up with and challenging the patriarchy in my own small way.”
The artwork is an optical illusion that delights the senses; as if the artist embroidered the air
PLEXUS Gabriel Dawe ’s work is tender, serene and engrossing. It firmly identifies the human vicinity and conceptualizes all inclusive topics in this manner offering a crisp look on in what capacity it should they be addressed and confronted.
“I started doing embroidery because I wanted to challenge the notions of masculinity that I grew up with and challenging the patriarchy in my own small way.”
Gabriel Dawe detail of work titled "Eye ii"
Originally from Mexico City, Texas-based Gabriel Dawe primarily uses thread as a means of creating fantastical installations. Combining fashion and architecture, his vibrant threaded works (covered here) exhibit a certain strength and delicacy. Dawe's ongoing series of sculptures play with textiles on a much smaller scale. Instead of large spaces, in "End of Childhood", Dawe binds a child's toys such as metal cars and plastic animals like elephants, horses, and dinosaurs.
“I started doing embroidery because I wanted to challenge the notions of masculinity that I grew up with and challenging the patriarchy in my own small way.”
Mexican artist Gabriel Dawe created a rainbow sculpture from 60 miles of thread. Entitled “Plexus A1”, the sculpture forms part of the “Wonder” exhibition at the Smithsonian American Art Museum’s Renwick Gallery, which explores humans’ connection to nature. The rainbow was made from embroidery thread repeatedly woven from floor to ceiling, resulting in an ethereal […]
If this isn't a magic carpet, I don't know what is.
Originally from Mexico City, Texas-based Gabriel Dawe primarily uses thread as a means of creating fantastical installations. Combining fashion and architecture, his vibrant threaded works (covered here) exhibit a certain strength and delicacy. Dawe's ongoing series of sculptures play with textiles on a much smaller scale. Instead of large spaces, in "End of Childhood", Dawe binds a child's toys such as metal cars and plastic animals like elephants, horses, and dinosaurs.
Gabriel Dawe, known for his site-specific installations, has partnered with Mannington Commercial to release a fresh flooring collection.
“I started doing embroidery because I wanted to challenge the notions of masculinity that I grew up with and challenging the patriarchy in my own small way.”
