Artwork
Lucy
Lucy is a photographic photography by Unknown. It dates from 2018 and is held in the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum.
About this work
Overview
Lucy is a photograph by Maurizio Anzeri, an Italian artist based in London, characterized by the artist's use of embroidery on a vintage image.
Technique & Style
Anzeri's work combines a found photograph with delicate threadwork, creating a 'photo-sculpture' that blends two-dimensional and three-dimensional qualities. The contrast between the faded photograph and the vibrant threads produces a dreamlike effect.
Subject & Meaning
The image depicts a woman's face, transformed by colorful threads stitched across her skin and hair, suggesting a tension between the real and the imagined.
History & Provenance
The original photograph was sourced from a flea market, and is now part of the Victoria and Albert Museum's collection.
Artist & collection
Domestic Scene
Giacomo and Cardinal Marco, investing Andrea, Abbot of San Zeno, with his Benefice
The Nymph of Fontainebleau
Portrait of a Woman
Madonna and Child with Saints in the Enclosed Garden
Venus and Minerva
Family Group of Four on Sofa
Wall painting from Room H of the Villa of P. Fannius Synistor at Boscoreale
