fxiii Embroidery Illustration

‘Fxiii’ is a combination of letter ‘F’ and roman number ‘XIII’, as the artist lived in flat 13 while in England, and on 13th Floor in Taiwan, ergo the name ‘Fxiii’. It represents the importance of life experience to her art. Number‘ 13’can mean good or ill luck in different cultures, such characteristics symbolize more possibilities outside the norm.
Fxiii’s embroideries are not the warm, fresh and cute type of art, but more“ Why bother paper over the cracks when life is cruel anyway?” such helpless sense. The artist uses needle and thread to transit her observation of the society from narrative art to rather slow embroidery illustrations, record this imperfect yet beautiful world.

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Faye, the stitch hand behind the FXIII embroidery illustration. Who grew up in a movie theatre when the movies still recorded by the film. Her childhood experiences gave her a unique perspective of the process of art and design. The philosophy behind her practice is to find the balance to marge the low-tech and contemporary. She studied Theatrical Design and Technology in Taiwan. Alongside she studies for a Masters in Narrative Environments at Central St Martins. She has worked in different creative industries, mainly the set design for theatre, exhibition design and public art. With the experience in the multiple creative industries, her embroidery illustration shows not only the deep artistic content but also the wide culture connotation. Currently she is a freelance designer for scenography, narrative environment and embroidery illustration.