LUIS ACOSTA
Necklace RUFF II – bracelet UNNAMED – necklace RUFF
As a designer, he is particularly interested in shapes and forms. Once he finds a form, he enlarges or repeats it. He then focuses on exploiting the possibilities of that form as a starting point for the development of the design.
Working with shapes and colours is important. Shape gives the dimension to the design, and colour brings warmth. One way of working is to “play” with a shape and several layers of handmade paper of different colours, which sometimes creates an intriguing hybridization that gives the impression of something woven.
Material
Six layers handmade paper of different colours
Technique
Sewing
LUIS ACOSTA, Argentina/Netherlands
Argentine-Dutch textile and jewelry designer, Luis Acosta graduated in 1988 from the Textile Department of the Gerrit Rietveld Academy in Amsterdam.
He has participated in numerous groups and solo exhibitions in many countries. His works are in the Museum of Arts and Design (New York, USA), Costume Museum (Buenos Aires, RA), CODA Museum (Apeldoorn, NL), Centre of Fine Arts (Utrecht, NL), Textilemuseum (Tilburg, NL) and in private collections. He has published several articles, including those on his own textile design method, in Dutch and Spanish magazines.
He has curated exhibitions and been a member of juries for many exhibitions in Europa and Argentina. He teaches courses on "Design for Woven Fabrics and Paper Jewellery" in South America, the USA and Europe.
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