Video: Handmade philosophy by Frederique Morrel
2024 Author: Richard Flannagan | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-15 23:55
The French "company" Frederique Morrel, consisting of only two people - a married couple, recently presented its new exhibition The Slice of Life in Paris. The creators try to convey their “humane” view of art to the audience with their colorfully decorated figures of animals.
"Once upon a time, art was everywhere, at your fingertips. It was part of everyday life. In primitive caves to capture the hunt, in the images of the Pantheon, where nature and the divine intersected, on the walls and floors of the houses where we raised our children. Art was decorative, art was useful, art was symbolic, art was educational, but the Industry saw itself as more important and stronger. The design industry lost touch with human nature and the values that emerged from the ingenuity and craftsmanship of human hands. We lost the right to access Beauty. "We don't like this world. Our works are an attempt to bring that connection back with material that tells stories of simple, tangible happiness."
The couple create all the pieces by hand, using threads and needles, giving each one its own unique character and charm. Their goal is to preserve the handmade traditions with all their might, to create, first of all, "living" things, from which the warmth and coziness of truly handmade work, in which they put all their love and patience, would breathe.
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