Duo

Berend Strik (in 2002)

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The artist Berend Strik began working with embroidery in the 1990s. He stitches everyday photographic images from magazines, including pornography. There is a great contrast between the imagery and the innocent embroidery in warm colours.

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Title	Duo
Material and technique	Embroidery on photograph
Object type	Embroidery > Two-dimensional object > Art object
Location	This object is in storage

Dimensions	Height 23 cm Width 16 cm Depth 2,2 cm
Artists	Artist: Berend Strik
Accession number	3586 (MK)
Credits	Purchased with the support of Mondriaan Fund, 2008
Department	Modern Art
Acquisition date	2008
Creation date	in 2002
Internal exhibitions	Hand Made - Long Live Craft (2013)
Material	Embroidery thread > Cotton > Fibre > Vegetable material > Organic material > Material > Material and technique
Object	Embroidery > Two-dimensional object > Art object
Technique	Embroider > Embroidered > Shaping techniques > Textile technique > Technique > Material and technique Embroider > Embroidered > Shaping techniques > Textile technique > Technique > Material and technique Chromogenic print > Photographic printing technique > Mechanical > Planographic printing > Printing technique > Technique > Material and technique