Klimt’s painting “The Kiss” is a study in beauty, so it’s no wonder that so many artists riff on it. I am no exception.
When Edward and I got engaged in 1987, we headed over to
Central Park to take some photos.
Apparently, while we were setting up this one, we attracted a
crowd. They clapped when we kissed and I
couldn’t help laughing – hence the body language.
Given that our positioning was so similar to those in Klimt’s
kiss I started thinking about ways I could pay homage to the original. First, I replaced the background with bigger
azaleas.
Then I needed a way to combine the foreground and background,
so I added a shot from NASA. After all,
he does make me see stars. 😉
I have to admit that I was so taken with the result at this point that I hesitated to add embroidery.
But my goal was to create an embroidered piece, so I forged ahead.
Only to admit to myself that I liked it better before I added
the embroidery. And, it didn’t really
look much like Klimt’s kiss.
I realized that it needed to be gold for the inspiration to
be obvious, so I turned to photoshop.
And then I decided that it was too complicated, so a close-up
would be better. And so, it is.
Here’s to the next 38 years.
Links to other embroidery blogs…
https://pj-studio.blogspot.com/2011/12/pink-hibiscus.html
https://pj-studio.blogspot.com/2012/07/embroidery-chat-eiffel.html
https://pj-studio.blogspot.com/2012/07/embroidery-tall-coral.html
Cheers!
PJ
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