Stunning hyper-real embroidered portraits by Cayce Zavaglia
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I had the opportunity to see Cayce Zavaglia’s work up in person at the Lyons Weir Gallery in New York City several years ago and was completely smitten. The work, a fluid combination of hand embroidery and acrylic paints on canvas or linen, is truly stunning. The stitch work, the craft, is so detailed and practiced as to make the skin tones, hair and fabric move not unlike the work of a master expressionist. This is brilliant work marrying the mastery of embroidery with the expressiveness of painting.
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Art Robinson Tuesday 1 May 2012
Very interesting work, I love the technique
maradenise Friday 2 November 2012
It leaves me cold, but this is possibly because I know the artist’s sister, Sophie, who is….not the nicest person. I try not to judge an artist’s work on the basis of personal feelings, but I can’t help but notice the coldness of these portraits, the lack of color and the washed out feeling of them, and wonder if it is because Cayce has the same lack of empathy for people thather sister has. While they are technically interesting, they don’t make me feel closer to the subjects.