Cayce Zavaglia pushes realism into new territory in her stunningly deft embroidered portraits of friends and family. Long stitches become smooth lengths of hair while tiny dense ones create the interplay of light and color on skin. Here, Hudson’s youthful face and textured plaid shirt stand out against an electric, lime-colored background. (On view in Chelsea at Lyons Wier Gallery through June 2nd).
Shredded and twisted fabric create the bark on a 60-foot tall tree by renowned street artist Swoon that fills the Brooklyn Museum’s fifth floor rotunda. The tree anchors a stunning installation that features huge portraits of the artist’s friends and family along with rag-tag boats that once plied the waters in New York and Venice. (On view through August 24th).
Swoon, installation view of ‘Submerged Motherlands,’ at the Brooklyn Museum of Art, April – August, 2014.
