Taquen
Soliloquio II, 2023
Acrylic on cotton intervened with ecoprint
116 x 89 cm
45 3/4 x 35 in
45 3/4 x 35 in
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Description of the artwork: 'This artwork begins with organic, handwoven cotton from Nepal, a country I visit every year and that deeply influences my work. The fabric is treated...
Description of the artwork:
"This artwork begins with organic, handwoven cotton from Nepal, a country I visit every year and that deeply influences my work. The fabric is treated by hand using the eco-print technique, a natural dye process where plants leave their marks directly on the cloth. For this piece, pomegranate fruits were used, creating soft, organic traces that make the surface truly one of a kind.
I paint directly onto this fabric with acrylics, giving the material the same importance as the image itself. The fabric is not just a background, but an active part of the artwork. This way of working also shapes my mural practice, where the surface and the painting are always in dialogue."
Description of the material:
"This work originates in organic, handwoven cotton from Nepal — a place I return to year after year, and one that quietly permeates my practice. The fabric is transformed through eco-printing, an alchemical process in which plants surrender their pigments directly to the cloth. In this piece, pomegranate fruits were used, leaving behind delicate, unrepeatable traces of their presence — a record of time, touch, and natural chance.
I paint directly onto this surface with acrylics, not treating the fabric as a neutral ground but as a living collaborator. Medium and image are held in equal regard, each shaping the other. The work exists at the intersection of painting and textile, where material, gesture, and place converge — an approach that also guides my mural practice, where surface and story are inseparable."
"This artwork begins with organic, handwoven cotton from Nepal, a country I visit every year and that deeply influences my work. The fabric is treated by hand using the eco-print technique, a natural dye process where plants leave their marks directly on the cloth. For this piece, pomegranate fruits were used, creating soft, organic traces that make the surface truly one of a kind.
I paint directly onto this fabric with acrylics, giving the material the same importance as the image itself. The fabric is not just a background, but an active part of the artwork. This way of working also shapes my mural practice, where the surface and the painting are always in dialogue."
Description of the material:
"This work originates in organic, handwoven cotton from Nepal — a place I return to year after year, and one that quietly permeates my practice. The fabric is transformed through eco-printing, an alchemical process in which plants surrender their pigments directly to the cloth. In this piece, pomegranate fruits were used, leaving behind delicate, unrepeatable traces of their presence — a record of time, touch, and natural chance.
I paint directly onto this surface with acrylics, not treating the fabric as a neutral ground but as a living collaborator. Medium and image are held in equal regard, each shaping the other. The work exists at the intersection of painting and textile, where material, gesture, and place converge — an approach that also guides my mural practice, where surface and story are inseparable."
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