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Quantum physics inspires interactive fabric art
July 1st, 2025
Images: Transformit A 2023 interactive art project involving two Maine artists, Cynthia Thompson, owner of Transformit in Gorham, and James LaPlante, Sputnik Animation, South Portland, led to another. The 2024 installation was inspired by quantum physics concepts and explored through giant lotus flowers. “I realized that we could deconstruct several of our [Dazzle] rental flowers,” explains […]
Ernesto Neto debuts largest sculpture of his career
November 1st, 2024
The sculpture represents the intertwining of cultures and transatlantic voyages. Ernesto Neto and his assistants crocheted the fabric pieces using a technique developed by Neto over several years in his studio. Image: Bruno Lopes Ernesto Neto, a contemporary artist from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, recently exhibited his largest sculpture to date at the Museum of […]
Lacemaking tradition inspires 3D-knit sculpture
August 1st, 2024
To create the Common Thread sculpture, design studio SO – IL used black and white rPET yarn knit at different ratios to create the varying shades of gray. The yarn was made from recycled bottles and knit with a Steiger industrial knitting machine. It took three months to create, and installation at the secluded site […]
Inflatable textile art shown by Dior in Paris
May 1st, 2023
The inflatable artwork, containing 25 components, was produced in collaboration with Dior, Paris. It is made of 20 different Dior fabrics, woolen crochet, ornamentation, LEDs, and polyester. It measures 24 meters by 21 meters by 6.8 meters (78.7 feet by 68.9 feet by 22 feet) and weighs more than a ton. Photos: © Lionel Balteiro […]