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Artist “Fixes” Broken Wood Furniture With Translucent Materials
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Artist “Fixes” Broken Wood Furniture With Translucent Materials

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Instead of trying to restore the old look, Tatiane Freitas repairs broken furniture with translucent acrylic. The ongoing series are titled “My Old New Chair” and the result creates a captivating optical illusion.

Tatiane’s method is similar to the Japanese kintsugi (art of repairing broken pottery with various materials, including gold, silver, or platinum). She treats the breakage, but also includes it as part of an object, rather than simply disguising it.

One Tatiane’s piece even got included in the Clairvoyance exhibition at Guy Hepner in New York.

More info: tatianefreitas.com | Instagram (h/t: colossal)

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    8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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    8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Nice idea but I don't thank it pans out very well. Patching them in a contrasting wood with duplicating the original style might be more interesting.

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    8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Nice idea but I don't thank it pans out very well. Patching them in a contrasting wood with duplicating the original style might be more interesting.

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