Embroidered Snacks and Mass-Produced Food by Alicja Kozlowska Chew On Consumerist Culture

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#Alicja Kozlowska
#consumerism
#embroidery
#sculpture
#textiles

Embroidered Snacks and Mass-Produced Food by Alicja Kozlowska Chew On Consumerist Culture

January 18, 2023

Grace Ebert

All images © Alicja Kozłowska, shared with permission

In the ongoing series Embroidered Ordinaries, Alicja Kozlowska translates the mass production of Pop Art into tightly stitched sculptures. The Polish artist sews packages of Oreos and half-eaten cookies, rusted cans with peeled-back tops, and 12-packs of Coca-Cola at full scale, recreating the recognizable logos and designs of ubiquitous snacks and goods. Each work begins with a felted structure the artist covers in myriad knots and stitches, which produces textured iterations that reflect on consumerism and the lasting impacts of over-consumption.

Find more of the Embroidered Ordinaries sculptures on Kozlowska’s site, and keep an eye on her Instagram for upcoming additions.

#Alicja Kozlowska
#consumerism
#embroidery
#sculpture
#textiles

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