Lidköping

by Andreas Eriksson

Artist Andreas Eriksson (Sverige, född 1975)

Date2016-2017

MediumTapestry in linen

DimensionsBildmått: 330 × 200 cm

ClassificationTextile

Credit LinePurchase 2021 (Swedish Acquisitions 2021)

Countries

Sweden

Object NumberMOM/2021/462

CollectionsSvenska förvärv 2021

The artwork is not on display

About the artworkAndreas Eriksson is fascinated by the inherent qualities of materials. How does a certain pigment react? A binding agent? Regardless of technique, painting is at the centre of his practice, as a recurring subject. During one period, Eriksson explored the canvas itself, using diluted paints and brushes with short, hard bristles, to bring out the texture of the woven linen fabric. From there, it was a short step to making his own tapestries together with skilled craftspeople. The woven works are a kind of translations from painting. Lidköping is a landscape, or a map in shades of grey-white. The threads are not dyed but the hues differ naturally depending on where the flax was grown. The biography of the linen is woven into the material.
Signatures, inscriptions and marks Signerat och daterat i broderi på påsydd lapp på baksidan i nedre vänstre hörn: "LIDKÖPING LINEN 2016-2017 WOVEN BY SARA ERIKSSON MARIA ANDERSSON ANDREASERIKSSON NEUSERRIMSCHNEIDER"

Works by the artist