FÖLDI KINGA, textil designer

THE WORLD OF THE EAST - Exhibition at zsombrak Art Gallery
January 3rd - April 3rd 2008

The artist allows us to see into her future plans as well, which can be best described by the word „eclectic“, in it’s material, technique and subjects. Maybe it’s too eclectic, perhaps unclear and chaotic?

This is by no means an accident, as Kinga Földi’s main source of inspiration is best decribed by one word. This inspiration is „ East“. The East is so different from Europe that it is a refreshing, slow, mixed up, colourful and wild world…

Her works constantly return to this source, dipping into it and learning from it. She doesn’t try to copy, in fact she attempts to create unique pieces based upon and at the same time against the original works.

Her oversized gauze based dividers and textiles are created using a unique technique, which can be more easily categorized as fine art.

As a woven material planner she became familiar with different types of handiwork, which she now lovingly uses in her works. On her miniature textiles she works on reinventing the use of lace. One of her lace works won first place at the German Lace Association’s competition. She thinks it is important to rediscover the use of handmade works in all areas. Her works are unique and appear in small series‘ made of good quality material and perfectly executed.