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Lauren DiCioccio Makes Money

13 Friday Jul 2012

Posted by Joanna in Art

≈ 14 Comments

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Art, craft, culture, Currency, Embroidery, Fibre Art, Lauren DiCioccio, Marilyn Monroe, Money, Stitch, Surface Design

US$100 by Lauren DiCioccio

US$100 by Lauren DiCioccio
(Image © Lauren DiCioccio)

US$100 by Lauren DiCioccio (Detail)

US$100 by Lauren DiCioccio (Detail)
(Image © Lauren DiCioccio)

Yesterday, the fab’ blog StitchPunk ran a post on ‘Extraordinary Stitches & Everyday Things’ featuring some of the work by Lauren DiCioccio. I thought it was just beautiful so I went and checked out Lauren’s website. WOW! The woman is prolific in her stitching – and her work is wonderful.

I don’t want to make money, I just want to be wonderful. (Marilyn Monroe)

One of the projects that particularly appealed to me was her currency series. The attention to detail is unbelievable…

US$1 by Lauren DiCioccio (Back)

US$1 by Lauren DiCioccio (Back)
(Image © Lauren DiCioccio)

1000 Yen by Lauren DiCioccio

1000 Yen by Lauren DiCioccio
(Image © Lauren DiCioccio)

HK$100 by Lauren DiCioccio

Hong Kong $20 by Lauren DiCioccio
(Image © Lauren DiCioccio)

5000 Colombian Pesos by Lauren DiCioccio

5000 Colombian Pesos by Lauren DiCioccio
(Image © Lauren DiCioccio)

Lauren says her “work investigates the physical/tangible beauty of commonplace mass-produced media-objects (that) are becoming obsolete, replaced by the invisible efficiency of various technologies. In some cases, this transition is a good thing-faster transmission and distribution of information, streamlined systems, openness to user input, less waste. But a hole is left behind by the disappearance of these everyday objects. What will happen when we no longer touch information?”

If you have five minutes to spare today, go and have a look at some of Lauren DiCioccio’s wonderful fibre art here. It is stunning. Truly.

Kristi Malakoff, I salute you…

02 Monday Apr 2012

Posted by Joanna in Art

≈ 20 Comments

Tags

Artist, Canada, Colour, Currency, Design, foreign currency, Kristi Malakoff, Money, Paper Cutting, Photos, Proekt Fabrika, Sculpture

I have just discovered Kristi Malakoff, the hugely talented and multi-faceted visual artist who hails from Canada. Her portfolio of work is amazingly diverse and includes paper cutting, sculptures, flower installations, (postage) stamp pieces and money pieces…  Yes, that reads money, as in currency.

She gets around, too. Studying or working in Germany, England and Iceland. Most recently Malakoff has been in Moscow, where she participated in a 2-month residency at Proekt Fabrika.

Her work is intricate, beautiful and quirky. Here are some images of her wonderful money pieces:

Image of Kristi Malakoff Polyhedra Series 'Honeysuckle'

Polyhedra Series - 'Honeysuckle' (2008)
8 bills of foreign currency (Cambodia, China, Costa Rica,
Afghanistan, Yugoslavia, Russia, Brazil, Peru)

Image of Kristi Malakoff Polyhedra Series 'Iraqi Bloom'

Polyhedra Series - 'Iraqi Bloom' (2008)
3 Iraqi dinar bills

Image of Kristi Malakoff's Polyhedra Series Dodecahedron

Polyhedra Series - 'Dodecahedron' (2008)
3 bills of foreign currency (Peru, Argentina, Cambodia)

Image of Kristi Malakoff Polyhedra Series Desert Cactus

Polyhedra Series - 'Desert Cactus' (2008)
8 bills of foreign currency (Cambodia, China, Afghanistan,
Yugoslavia, Bolivia, Iraq, Paraguay, Russia)

Image of Kriti Malakoff Polyhedra Series Snappy

Polyhedra Series - 'Snappy' (2008)
3 bills of foreign currency (Zambia, Brazil, Peru)

If you have some time, go and check out her website (here) which has a far more comprehensive image gallery of her work.  It is amazing.  Truly.

(All images sourced from here)

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