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The focus of my artistic practice is on unique printmaking, delicate Fibre Art and Paper Couture – wearable art. Paper Couture and the fibre artworks I create are made entirely from handmade paper, crafted by myself using a variety of natural fibres, with inlays of yarn and paper. This technique, invented by me, is called 'CartaStaminea'.
My artistic works engage with cultural and aesthetic constructs of 'femininity', exploring both its natural and artificially constructed expressions. Different female roles and diverse spectrums of appearance associated with the 'female' and 'feminine' inspire my artwork. Central to this exploration is the portrayal of women, which serves to amplify their presence and significance within the visual narrative of the 'feminine'.
In the majority of my artworks, I explore themes related to fashion and design. These concepts are particularly compelling to me because they are intrinsically linked to identity and gender constructs, as well as the sociocultural evolution of women within society.
The Art of CartaStaminea
CartaStaminea
Cartastaminea
Paper Art
Modern Art
Art
Screenprint
Hand Screenprint
Limited Editions
I use my self–made handmade papers to create unique works of art from different types of self–made paper and yarn. I call these delicate paper artworks 'CartaStaminea' (Latin: carta - paper, stamineus - full of threads):
I make the paper for the artworks from natural fibers and set the detailed motif by hand during an elaborate process into the paper. The motif finally exists in the paper: the lines are yarn, and the filled areas are yarn strung together, or inlays of handmade paper scraps. Typical for CartaStaminea paper artworks are their more or less transparent parts. I developed this special technique between 2007 and 2020. All CartaStaminea paper artworks are one-of-a-kind.
Unique Prints
Hand screen print and wood print are techniques I prefer to use in artistic and experimental manner, instead of serigraph purpose only. All the prints I create, are one–of–a–kind hand prints or limited editions on different media, like prints on self–made paper, canvas or other textiles.
A special artwork amongst my hand screen prints is 'Hijaba', which is an example for a unique screen print painting: by printing many layers as several stencil prints, a multidimensional surface is created with a medium that usually appears rather one–dimensional and as a serigraph technique.
Mixed Media
My Mixed Media artworks consist of different materials such as textiles, applications, beads, sequins, or tinsel, combined with various more or less classical artistic techniques or media. Color, texture, look and feel of the materials are assembled to three dimensional bas relief–like, hybrid artworks.
After working in the global premium and high–end fashion segment for more than ten years I cultivated deeper interest in working also artistically with textiles through putting them into a new unexpected context.
Especially my textile artworks occur in the context of nowadays unsustainable fashion industry that puts a lot of energy into producing more and more new collections. Therefore, I see my artworks as a shout–out towards the fashion industry for a more mindful, sustainable resource–friendly handling of materials.
Limited Editions
Limited Editions by Fides Linien are authentic, exceptional, unique artworks or objects of a series, or one–of–a–kind pieces created during special projects. Limited Editions have a special position within my Œuvre due to their creation with an experimental approach and unusual interpretation of their material.
All artworks are collectable, they are signed, numbered and strictly limited.