Queer visible artist Liactuallee’s solo present, Smooth Invasions, stitch-punk visions, shows a set of crocheted sculptures and embroidery at Methodology Bandra to have a good time Satisfaction Month. The Polish artist’s work explores identification, utopia and the impression of people on the surroundings. Liactuallee prefers her identify written in decrease case and identifies they/them
Smooth Invasions, on show until June 25, gives greater than a visible expertise by paintings; it’ll additionally characteristic small occasions , together with performances and stitching circles, creating an immersive expertise for guests.
Curator Sahil Arora of Methodology says that is liactuallee’s first solo present with them, although they’d exhibited the artist’s work in group reveals earlier. Sahil says, “By Smooth Invasions, stitch-punk visions, liactuallee fearlessly reclaims the artwork of crochet, envisioning a vibrant narrative the place regenerative life varieties break away from a smog-filled, colour-drained world. These vibrant organisms disrupt borders and go away an indelible impression, urging us to query how we reply to this queer invasion.”
Asserting that artwork has no particular medium, Sahil says, “Exhibitions like this could solely encourage extra folks to discover their most popular medium. Medium is agnostic and on the similar time ought to have a perspective. As a gallery, now we have experimented with non-traditional artwork and mediums. Their work is certainly creating lots of curiosity amongst guests.”
Liactuallee attracts inspiration from conventional, punk, and feminist textile artwork encountered throughout the artist’s Polish childhood. The fluidity of the sew mirrors that of the human physique, fearlessly transcending boundaries and occupying area.
With a various cultural background, the artist explores the fluidity of the world by blended media drawings and fiber artwork.