Meticulous Embroideries by Cécile Davidovici Bring Objects to Life and Evoke the Passing of Time

about 10 months ago (12/15/2023)

Through densely embroidered still lifes and portraits, Cécile Davidovici stitches together a dialogue between time, objects, and nostalgia. Focusing on gesture and color, the Paris-based artist uses short, expressive stitches to render melons, wine glasses, hands, and faces that glow by candlelight and sunset. Evolving quite a bit from her previous works , Davidovici explains, “I’ve always wanted to do portraits, and I finally succeeded in a way that spoke to me by working and experimenting a lot with embroidery.

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