Just a touch

Here at New Blood Art, we love when artworks make us feel new emotions. But we also love when a work has its own physical feel, that is, it makes you want to reach out and touch it, and possibly be pulled into its world of sensory overload.

This selection of work emphasises texture — the real fun of it. The warp and weft of textile experiments, the hyperreality of fluff, the charisma of hand embroidery… all are among the personal touches that bring to life wonderment at our own sensory capabilities.

James O’Connell’s “It Comes With a Free Hairbrush (Fluffy)” is particularly delightful, a hyper-realist close-up of pure white fluffiness. It’s a painting that would make any space sing, with both intrigue and elegant eccentricity. Or see Alicia Jalloul’s ‘Time Is of the Essence’ — a combination of linocut printing and embroidery on deep navy fabric. Inspired by doodles, this statement piece subverts images of consumerism and glamour, yet not without humour and the delicate touch of hand embroidery.

So lose yourself in tufting, textiles and triumph!

Artworks can be purchased with an interest free loan. Selected OwnArt at checkout.