Crochetdermy

Stella McCartney would be proud of artist Shauna Richardson. No animals were hurt in the creation of these cuddly creatures, the only thing that was used and abused was a few balls of wool and no doubt a couple of blisters from copious amounts of knitting were obtained…

Richardson states “When I entered into art education I thought I would first get to the bottom of what art was, then study and practice it,” she explains. “What followed was an obsessive three year attempt to find an answer to the question ‘what is art?’ During this time I devoured books, explored theories and attempted to push the boundaries of those theories to the limit. The fact that ‘anything can be art’ is one popular theory. This contemporary concept has permitted artists to produce wide ranging work that includes audio pieces, gestures, text, actions, the void… I began searching for different directions to push the anything can be art theory.”

Images from Dazed, where you can also read the full interview with Shauna Richardson.