Embroidered photographs

Chilean artist Jose Romussi adds embroidery to paper photographs to extracts a third dimension, and thus a nascent personality, out of an otherwise flat image. By doing so, Romussi opens space for alternative interpretations and methods of viewing a staged image. The artist refers to his work as an "intervention," and in many ways, his intentions are similar to other contemporary artists who use yarn as a method of interrupting the norm. Like "Yarn Bombing," which is often performed as a…

Known for her signature embroidered photographs, Han Cao examines intersecting ideas of identity, memory, and nostalgia.

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New York’s art world seems to be experiencing a newfound love affair with art made by hand — art that has, dare I say, “craft” in it.

Rebecca Woolston shares how to embroider right onto a photograph, adding some color and whimsy to otherwise formal, more serious snapshots in no time.