Video: Yarn Explosion or Knitted Street Art by Magda Sayeg
2024 Author: Richard Flannagan | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-15 23:55
You probably think that only people or pets have sweaters? But Magda Sayeg does not think so: she decided not to stop at the usual knitting of socks, sweaters or rugs. The artist went further, having come up with a new direction in design - knitting graffiti, she "dresses" buses, trees, buildings and more.
Knitted street art, or, as it is also called, yarnbombing (explosion of yarn) is a street art, somewhat similar to graffiti, but instead of paint and chalk, knitting needles and threads are used here. True, such installations are not durable, and, unlike drawings, they can be easily removed if necessary. The founder of this movement was the American Magda Sayeg.
Magda Sayeg gave birth in Austin, Texas in 1976. She learned to knit early, but did not even think that she would devote her life to this hobby. In 2003, she opened her own shop and decorated the door with yarn. This sparked a real explosion of interest and in August 2005 organized a knitters club called "Knitta Please". Over time, knitted street art has gained such popularity that it has spread to almost all European countries (there is, for example, in England, France and Germany) and many cities in the United States.
Magda herself says this about her work: “Art should be public, it should not be hidden behind the doors of art galleries. It should be everywhere so that people meet with it every day, in any place. Creativity is needed to bring joy, not to calm down. In general, I do all this for the sake of people smiling more often! Magda Sayeg believes that yarnbombing, firstly, helps women preserve the traditional art of knitting, and, secondly, is a very striking answer to men's street art.
By the way, we have already written about Agata Olek and her project "Knitted Madness" and about the American Nathan Vincent, who debunks gender differences by creating "male objects" using "female processes". The works of both authors are in no way inferior to knitted street artou by Magda Sayeg.
You can learn more about the work of Magda and the "Knitta Please" club on the artist's website - www.magdasayeg.com.
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