Mister Finch, a British artist who has been traveling in the world of sewing for a long time, is best at using old cloth to sew various life forms, such as the recently launched fungus cloth sculptures, from the cap of a small umbrella to the fungi under the cap. The wrinkles, the twisted upward stipe and the branches on the stipe are all faithfully presented.
Mister Finch likes to use aged fabrics such as wedding dresses and curtain fabrics. Such fabrics may not be called novel or trendy, but they have an indescribable sense of nostalgia. For him, the process of finding fabrics is like an adventure. Which fabric is the most perfect can only be known by trying it. Although Finch has never studied sewing or sculpture, his works are extremely detailed and delicate. Even though they are just small cloth sculptures of animals and plants, they hide many details.
In addition to mushrooms, Mister Finchs works also include flowers, insects, birds and other animals and plants. Their life cycles may be short, but through Finchs hands, they leave the most beautiful and splendid figures.
Mister Finch invited photographer Patricia Heal to record the images of these works for him. The white fungus stands in front of the black background. It does not look monotonous at all. Instead, it has the elegance of the Victorian era, independent and independent. No dispute.
Mister Finchs work is currently on display at Steven Kasher Gallery in New York City until December 23, 2015.
