女英雄
Series III · HeroineHeroine 女英雄
Two heroines drawn by Ku and worked in silk thread by embroiderers trained in the palace flower-and-bird technique, then finished with engraving and foil.
論
StatementCourt embroidery, comic-book heroines.
The Heroine series puts two heroines of the comic book and the screen into the embroidery of the Chinese court. Ku draws each figure. Embroiderers trained in the palace flower-and-bird technique work the drawing by hand in silk thread; the engraving and the foil go on last.
Heroine I, caped, with long black hair, stands before a wave after Hokusai inside a border of waves embroidered in red, blue and gold. Heroine II, masked, with golden hair, stands before Mount Fuji on a dark green ground embroidered with clouds. The pair hung together at Art Capital, Paris.
- 2022Art Capital, Grand Palais Éphémère, Paris
A visitor with the Heroine pair. Art Capital, Grand Palais Éphémère, Paris, 2022. Photograph courtesy of the artist.
作品
WorksTwo heroines.
- No. 12Heroine I, 2015 Hand embroidery, engraving and foil · 70 × 40 cm · Private collection
- No. 13Heroine II, 2015 Hand embroidery, engraving and foil · Private collection
作品全覽
The series in fullThe pair, close and on the wall.
- IMineral Painting膠彩2013 – present
- IICalligraphy書法2013 – present
- IIIHeroine女英雄2015
- IVBuddhist Calligraphy經書2014 – present
- VCommissions委託創作2013 – present
Editions and commissions on enquiry.
Both heroines are in private collections. New heroines are made to commission, drawn by Ku to the commissioner's brief and worked by the same embroiderers. Each leaves the studio with a certificate of authenticity and a provenance record.
Enquire about a commission Guided viewings at the annual art fairs, by booking.