Wichayaporn Khaoluang

WICHAYAPORN KHAOLUANG

Textile artist. Born in 1988, in Chon buri, Thailand. Lives and works in Gothenburg.

Wichayaporn “Dream” Khaouluang is inspired by painting in her embroidery. Mainly expressive and energetic painting. She attempts to transfer that energy to her embroidery. Here she finds an interesting contrast between the slow process of embroidery and the explosiveness of expressive painting. Embroidery has a rewarding meditative process where she slowly builds up the image, stitch by stitch. There is also a continuous search for yarn with the right texture, thickness and colour. Khaoluang stives to accomplish a particular dynamic that makes the image more exciting, with unexpected elements.

The exhibition Venus connects themes such as beauty, love and fertility. The works reflect a range of images and symbols from different eras and cultures. One example is the carnivorous plant Venus flytrap, whose name alludes to both attraction and danger. The plant’s tooth-like green leaves with their enticing red color on the inside, function as a trap to catch animals. The artist has also drawn inspiration from the prehistoric Venus figures, which depict women with exaggerated forms to symbolize ideals of beauty and fertility. There is also a nod to the Greek goddess Aphrodite in the painting The Birth of Venus (1484) by Sandro Botticelli, where a beautiful naked woman is portayed standing on a sea shell. The shape of the shell recurs in the works, transformed into the leaves of the Venus flytrap.

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