Why Debbie Lawson’s Carpet Sculptures Are Disrupting the Art World There is a quiet rebellion humming beneath the heavy, patterned threads of Debbie Lawson’s art. Known for her striking, large-scale sculptures, the Scottish-born multimedia artist materializes life-size animals directly out of the surfaces of ornamental Persian carpets. By meticulously sculpting armatures from wire mesh, masking…
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Azerbaijani artist Faig Ahmed staggering archive of sculptural carpets that blur the boundaries of digital distortion and traditional craft techniques
Azerbaijani artist Faig Ahmed staggering archive of sculptural carpets that blur the boundaries of digital distortion and traditional craft techniques. Faig Ahmed (Sumqayit, 1982) lives and works in Baku, Azerbaijan and graduated from the sculpture department of Azerbaijan State Academy of Fine Art in 2004. He represented Azerbaijan at the nation’s inaugural pavilion at the Venice…