Colorfully Embroidered Vintage Photos of Artists and Cultural Icons by Victoria Villasana — Colossal

Working with appropriated vintage photographs of artists, musicians, and politicians, Mexican textile artist Victoria Villasana applies a colorfully whimsical layer of embroidery atop each image. Criss-crosses of color and bright highlights around the eyes seem to lend a sense of empowerment to the works which often depict feminist icons from singer Nina Simone to artist Frida Kahlo. Villasana also takes her works into the streets and creates hybrid yarn bomb paste-ups from small stickers to entire murals. More

Textile Artist Applies Colorful Embroidery to Iconic Cultural Imagery

Embroidered Artworks by Victoria Villasana

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Victoria Villasana embroidered vintage photos

Modern Embroidery of Victoria Villasana

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