For over 40 years, artist Ed Bing Lee has created knotted artworks to form small sculptures like sweet treats and junk food. He was first attracted to this fiber process because of its “immediacy, and the fact that little specialized equipment is required, which allows for great latitude in approach as to design, concept and technique.” Basically, you can really customize the process to make it your own.
Because these soft pieces are made with thread, they aren’t as sturdy as other materials. The artworks twist and bend, creating surreal-looking objects that are reminiscent of Dali’s melting clocks. But the famed Spaniard isn’t the only artist whose work is conjured by these textiles. In an artist statement, Lee explains:
I thought the process of creating an image of multicolor knots is not unlike Seurat’s pointillism. In three dimensional or sculptural work, the knotting process is most forgiving and the work can progress in many directions simultaneously. The distinction of warp and filling is interchangeable.
Cupcakes, ice cream cones, key lime pie… Ed’s pieces are definitely after my own heart. (via Creative Boom)
