Maria Aparicio Maria Aparicio is a Santiago born artist who is based there now, Santiago being the capital of Chile, living on the fifth floor of her shared apartment with her boyfriend and beloved cat Montjüic.
in her art she uses coloured thread on black and white photography, as a result of this this style is both limited and unlimited as the artist is restricted to using only geometric shapes and lines to create an original piece, often what an artist is using only a limited range of mediums then this can often result in the most imaginative pieces which is visible in the artists work. by using black and white photography the artist draws the attention to the thread without letting it take over the image and the geometry of the thread often draws the viewers sight toward a back and white subject or uses the thread to replace where a person would look first such as the head/face of a subject, or even uses it to link two subjects using a direct line. the thread also adds texture to the piece adding a third dimension to a two dimensional piece.
colours
the colours used are mostly harmonious as when these combinations are used they do not take the attention away form the main subject allowing larger amounts of threads to be used, however complementary colours are also occasionally used in smaller amounts especially if the image is spectrum based, by using complementary colours the artist aids in drawing attention to the entire piece. the most commonly used colours are along the red side of the spectrum such as orange, pink and yellow, these tend to show better against a monochrome background and convey a juxtaposing connotation of more positive emotions compared to the connotations of a black and white image.
shape and connections
as stated earlier the thread can be used to link two subjects such as a shoe to square pavement despite the only connection they will have is that they will touch therefore this piece could be showing a literal sense of gravity in a way that is often used to link a piece with an enlargement. often the subjects linked have little to no connection but are still bound together by he same thread that could be suggesting that no matter how different something could be it will always have at least one thing in common. the thread is also used to simulate the patterns of items such as clothing like the geometric shapes used on jumpers. because thread is used the artist cannot create truly curved lines so the resulting images are more direct and striking as only a single type of shape is used to create a final piece.
