10 knitted works by contemporary Russian artists (PICS)

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Contemporary art has gone far beyond the boundaries of drawing. A vast variety of materials and forms are now used. One of the latest trends is working with fabrics and embroidery. Take a look at what's going on.

1. Timur Novikov. Untitled, 1989

Fabric, application.

2. Fyodor Lvovsky. ‘Endless flight’, 2017

Hand weaving, wool, wood, laser cutting, acrylic.

3. Lydia Masterkova. ‘Composition. Priluki’, 1960-1961

Fabric, collage.

4. Gosha Ostretsov. ‘Chief Master Tapestry # 1/5', 2021

Hand weaving, wool, cotton.

5. Textile Lab. ‘Folded / not folded’, 2021

6. Alexandra Ostrovskaya. ‘Filled emptiness/self-observation’, 2021

Welded mesh, cotton, viscose, hand weaving.

7. Maria Arendt. ‘Shukhov Towers on the Oka River’, 2010

Linen, embroidery, mixed media.

8. Daria Neretina. ‘Panoramas’, 2022

Fabric, garden foil, acrylic, watercolor, embroidery.

9. Kirill Manchunsky. ‘Porthole’, 2023

Fabric, batik, machine and hand embroidery.

10. Tatiana Akhmetgalieva. ‘Flicker V and Flicker IV’. From the 'Allergies to Dust' series, 2014

Mixed technique.

These and other works are displayed at the ‘Woven’ exhibition at the ‘Ekaterina’ Cultural Foundation in Moscow.

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