Hand-Dyed Tapestry Painting by French Artist, Marie-Laure Ilie, 1980s

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Here we have a fabulous large-scale work of art titled "Metamorphosis" in which the artist has hand-painted silk to take … Read more Here we have a fabulous large-scale work of art titled "Metamorphosis" in which the artist has hand-painted silk to take advantage of the medium’s fluid absorbency, allowing ink and dyes to bloom, feather, and dissolve into one another with an almost organic grace. The title suggests transformation, and the piece appears to embody that idea through shifting forms that don't appear to ever fully settle or be defined, thus evolving across the fabric like humanity in a state of continual becoming.

In this piece, one can see the echoes of Abstract Expressionism in it's spontaneous gestures and movement of the ink on the medium and because it is painted on silk, it may also be influenced by East Asian brush painting and textile arts where fluidity and the serenity of negative space are key aspects.

Signed by Artist on bottom right corner.

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Marie-Laure Ilie (b. 1945) is a native of Paris, a former Fulbright Grant recipient and an MA graduate of The Sorbonne. Upon moving to the United States in the 1970s, she acquired formal art studies at the University of Michigan where she held a Teaching Fellowship and acquired an FBA. Her post graduate work includes painting, engraving and silk painting in Paris at Atelier de la Grand Chaumiere, Atelier Luçio Loubet, Atelier Friedlander, and Atelier Liza Bain where her extensive training complemented her personal art research.

She has shown her art extensively in the United States and Europe, in both solo exhibits and juried group shows, in galleries, universities, and museums. In addition to many private collections, corporate collections include the Bank of America, the Bank of New Zealand, Neiman-Marcus, Marshall Field and Company, Gale Research Company, and the Nicolaysen Art Museum. See less