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What I Sew (2026)Mixed-media painting by Federica Belloli
76.2 x 76.2 x 2cm (unframed) / 76.2 x 76.2cm (actual image size)
£1,830.57
Original artwork description
In The White Hour series the body ceases to be merely a figure and becomes a process: time does not simply flow, but leaves on the surface the traces of what, in its uniqueness, has passed through it.
In this work the dress unfolds as a field of fragments: small pieces of paper gathered and placed side by side, like a fabric slowly reassembled over time. The process draws inspiration from the philosophy of Boro, the Japanese tradition of repairing worn textiles through repeated mending. In Boro, fragments are not concealed; they remain visible and become part of the object's history.
Here the same idea is translated into paper. Each fragment is selected, placed and “sewn” into the composition, forming a surface that holds traces of attention, care and quiet reconstruction. What appears fragile gradually becomes structure.
The figure remains gathered, almost withdrawn, while the dress expands like a soft landscape of joined fragments. The work reflects on the act of noticing what often goes unseen: small presences, delicate materials, traces that might otherwise disappear.
The title What I Sew echoes this gesture: joining, repairing, holding together what, from our lived experience, belongs to us.
Materials
Acrylic colors and collage.
The dress is composed of numerous fragments of washi paper, traditional Japanese handmade papers that vary in texture, pattern and weight (Tarasen, Chiri, Ogura Lace, Kingwashi, etc.). Each sheet is unique due to the artisanal process through which it is produced. Natural fibers and subtle irregularities create delicate variations of transparency, tone and structure, allowing the surface to breathe almost like a textile.
Materials used:
Acrylic colors and washi paper collage.
Details:
- Mixed-media painting on Panel / Board / MDF
- One of a kind artwork
- Size: 76.2 x 76.2 x 2cm (unframed) / 76.2 x 76.2cm (actual image size)
- Ready to hang
- Signed on the front
- Style: Expressive and gestural
- Subject: People and portraits
Tags:
#boro#soft tones#wabi sabi#japanese paper#minimal portrait#delicate art#metaphoric#poetic atmosphere#contemporary portait#female introspection
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Original artwork description
In The White Hour series the body ceases to be merely a figure and becomes a process: time does not simply flow, but leaves on the surface the traces of what, in its uniqueness, has passed through it.
In this work the dress unfolds as a field of fragments: small pieces of paper gathered and placed side by side, like a fabric slowly reassembled over time. The process draws inspiration from the philosophy of Boro, the Japanese tradition of repairing worn textiles through repeated mending. In Boro, fragments are not concealed; they remain visible and become part of the object's history.
Here the same idea is translated into paper. Each fragment is selected, placed and “sewn” into the composition, forming a surface that holds traces of attention, care and quiet reconstruction. What appears fragile gradually becomes structure.
The figure remains gathered, almost withdrawn, while the dress expands like a soft landscape of joined fragments. The work reflects on the act of noticing what often goes unseen: small presences, delicate materials, traces that might otherwise disappear.
The title What I Sew echoes this gesture: joining, repairing, holding together what, from our lived experience, belongs to us.
Materials
Acrylic colors and collage.
The dress is composed of numerous fragments of washi paper, traditional Japanese handmade papers that vary in texture, pattern and weight (Tarasen, Chiri, Ogura Lace, Kingwashi, etc.). Each sheet is unique due to the artisanal process through which it is produced. Natural fibers and subtle irregularities create delicate variations of transparency, tone and structure, allowing the surface to breathe almost like a textile.
Materials used:
Acrylic colors and washi paper collage.
Details:
- Mixed-media painting on Panel / Board / MDF
- One of a kind artwork
- Size: 76.2 x 76.2 x 2cm (unframed) / 76.2 x 76.2cm (actual image size)
- Ready to hang
- Signed on the front
- Style: Expressive and gestural
- Subject: People and portraits
Tags:
#boro#soft tones#wabi sabi#japanese paper#minimal portrait#delicate art#metaphoric#poetic atmosphere#contemporary portait#female introspection
Federica Belloli
Italy
About
Imagination is not an escape, but the place where the invisible takes form. This is the space in which my painting is rooted. I am a figurative painter, and I... Read more