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Fiber Art: High Class Denim

Written by Diane Harris on November 2, 2017. Posted in Blog, Quilt Lifestyle

Recently I visited an art gallery where the work of Pongsakul Chalao was on exhibit. It was possibly the most incredible fiber art I have ever seen.

At first glance I thought they were paintings or photographs.

Then I stepped closer. The detail took my breath away.

Can you imagine trying to capture light as he did?

Part of capturing light is the suggestion of shadow.

There is plenty of shading,

and even reflections on the water.

I love his occasional use of a garment tag.

The under sides of tags are as useful as the fronts.

And who is to say they can’t be upside down?

All of the fabric is denim. He has been collecting jeans for 10 years.

“As the son of a tailor, I become absorbed in the art of using fabric,” he said. “I collage my life experiences and surrounding on my work, and I see simplicity in complexity.”

There were about a dozen pieces in the exhibit. I walked through it several times.

 

It seems that his work has mostly been exhibited in Bangkok, and he has a Facebook page where you can see much more.

I love this photo of the artist at work.

Here’s an article with more detail from the Bangkok Post.


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Tags: fiber art, Pongsakul Chalao, thailand

Comments (4)

  • Karen

    November 2, 2017 at 12:07 pm | #

    Ian Berry is another denim artist that does awesome work: http://www.ianberry.org/

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    • Diane Harris

      November 2, 2017 at 6:46 pm | #

      Oh my word! I had no inkling that denim as a medium was a “thing”! I’m glad you told me!

  • Susan conner

    November 2, 2017 at 6:27 pm | #

    Wow. That is unbelievable. The pictures were great, but I can imagine seeing it in person was amazing. Thank you for sharing.

    Reply

  • Marilyn

    November 3, 2017 at 2:19 pm | #

    Absolutely amazing! And to think I threw away all those scraps of denim from the jean quilts I’ve made! Next step? Check out the website and facebook pages so I can enjoy the creativity of others. I don’t think I have the “eye” to make anything recognizable from those denim scraps. Thanks for sharing.

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