ivano vitali - fili / yarns
Ivano Vitali - Dettagli del filo realizzato con la rivista Mani di Fata
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His career as an artist had an important turning point
in 2002, when he decided to wear clothes made out of newspaper for his
performances. He
learnt from his mother how to knit, crochet
and sew and started to transform pages into threads of every size: he obtains them by
twisting the strips together, without using scissors or glue. He uses no water in the
process, so people can read the words and letters of the newspapers used to make
jackets, waistcoats, gowns, objects as if they were “art books” documenting a moment in
our history. The fact that no colour is added makes it possible to recognize in each
garment or tapestry the heading of the
newspaper, whereas the monochrome pieces reveal a patient choice of
advertisements.
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