CROCHET : EXTREME

Posted in E-News on 18. Jun, 2012

—————————————————————

Crochet Olek: artist covers objects and people in wool

A plane comes in to land over a crocheted figure on a beach on St Martin in the Caribbean. Polish-born artist Olek has created wacky crocheted and knitted artworks around the world. We will have a gallery on the Telegraph site later today.

A plane comes in to land over a person covered in crocheted yarn on a beach on St Martin in the Caribbean. Polish-born artist Olek has created wacky crocheted and knitted artworks around the world.

Picture: Olek / Rex Features

—————————————————————

Olek, real name Agata Oleksiak, says the intensive nature of her work often finds herself alone for days. “I feel like somebody, or rather something glued the hook with crazy clue to my fingers. A loop after a loop. Hour after hour my madness becomes crochet. Life and art are inseparable.”

Crochet London taxi cab, November 2011

Picture: Olek / Rex Features

—————————————————————

'Crocheted Antony', guerilla intervention on Antony Gormley's Another Place, Crosby Beach, Merseyside, 2012

Olek exhibits in galleries but also performs guerrilla ‘yarnbombing’ actions such as on Antony Gormley’s beach sculptures in Liverpool.

“Crocheted Antony”, guerrilla intervention on Antony Gormley’s Another Place, Crosby Beach, Merseyside, 2012

Picture: Olek / Rex Features

—————————————————————

Wall Street bull in New York covered in yarn, 2010

Olek will celebrate her decade of crochet art in an exhibition starting 20 July 2012 at the Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington DC.

Wall Street bull in New York covered in yarn, 2010

Picture: Olek / Rex Features

—————————————————————

Olek and a model pose in her 'Homage to Keith Haring' 2011, produced during a Lower Manhattan Cultural Council residency at Workspace, New York

Olek and a model pose in her Homage to Keith Haring 2011, produced during a Lower Manhattan Cultural Council residency at Workspace, New York

Picture: Olek / Rex Features

—————————————————————

'Where the wild things are (my grandmother's house)', 2012, Poland

Where the wild things are (my grandmother’s house), 2012, Poland

Picture: Olek / Rex Features

—————————————————————

Performers sit on crocheted excavators during the Katowice Street Art Festival, Poland, April 2012

Performers sit on crocheted excavators during the Katowice Street Art Festival, Poland, April 2012

Picture: Olek / Rex Features

—————————————————————

'Catch me if you can', St Martin, Caribbean, 2011

Catch me if you can, St Martin, Caribbean, 2011

Picture: Olek / Rex Features

—————————————————————

'Yarnbomber' graffiti knit artist Agata Oleksiak Olek poses with her digger covered in yarn, in Katowice, Poland

‘Yarnbomber’ graffiti knit artist Agata Oleksiak poses with her digger covered in yarn, in Katowice, Poland

Picture: East News / Rex Features

—————————————————————

'Gato Negro, Gato Blanco', 2012, Barcelona, Spain

Gato Negro, Gato Blanco, 2012, Barcelona, Spain

Picture: Olek / Rex Features

—————————————————————

'Fairy Tales Are Not Real', 2009, created during her residency in Sacatar, Brazil

Fairy Tales Are Not Real, 2009, created during her residency in Sacatar, Brazil

Picture: Olek / Rex Features

—————————————————————

Crochet taxi and wigwam, Britain, May 2012

Crochet taxi and wigwam, Britain, May 2012

Picture: Olek / Rex Features

—————————————————————

Crocheted bike in Warsaw, 2011

Crocheted bike in Warsaw, 2011

Picture: Olek / Rex Features

—————————————————————

Crocheted excavators at the Katowice Street Art Festival, Poland, April 2012

Crocheted excavators at the Katowice Street Art Festival, Poland, April 2012

Picture: Olek / Rex Features

CREDIT & THANKS :  telegraph.co.uk

—————————————————————



Did you like this? Share it:
Click here to listen to Aforadio Live Click here to listen to Aforadio Live

Leave a Reply