Text: Textiles bring convenience to modern life, and in addition to their diverse functionality, textile artworks created from ancient times to the present are also popular. Recently, the Karen Weber Gallery brought the first solo exhibition “Embroidering Daily Life” by Chilean textile artist Paloma Castillo, featuring Castillo’s iconic embroidery that captures her blend of personal experiences, critical social commentary, and popular culture in her embroidery masterpieces! HTML: Karen Weber Gallery
Paloma Castillo is a textile artist and graphic designer, influenced by her mother, who works in the design industry, and her grandmother, who loves embroidery. She also demonstrates exceptional textile and hand embroidery skills. With a designer’s eye, she focuses on imagery and visual aesthetics, blending contemporary art with embroidery.
右：Paloma Castillo《肌肉先生》82.5 × 57cm 棉布棉線手工刺繡 2019
Her artistic creations span themes of politics, technology, mythology, and modernity, resulting in works that can be understood as the artist’s “mind map.” The artist combines her observations of daily life in Chile, political insights, and personal experiences, adding a mythological flair and sense of humor, creating avant-garde and captivating embroidery. The pieces include superheroes, insects, flowers, religious figures, as well as everyday objects like power lines and popular Chilean piggy banks, allowing viewers to recognize local trends.
右：Paloma Castillo《神聖》132 × 64cm 粗袋布棉線手工刺繡 2017
Embroidery has traditionally been considered a “handicraft,” especially important in the realm of women and families. Paloma Castillo leads the audience to explore her ethnic culture with exquisite handwork, showcasing the creative charm of the intersection of traditional craftsmanship and contemporary art.
Paloma Castillo: “Embroidery Everyday”
Date: From now until October 22, 2022 (Closed on Sundays and Mondays)
Time: 11:00 AM to 7:00 PM
Location: Karin Weber Gallery, 20 Aberdeen Street, Central, Hong Kong
Image source and learn more: Karin Weber Gallery
