Faith Humphrey Hill
Knit paintings?! Yes please! Happy to have Faith Humphrey Hill and her amazing work on the blog today. Vibrant color and texture, in addition to some amazing drawing and rendering skills!
Faith Humphrey Hill creates drawings and hand knit paintings inspired by research in the visual arts. Ms. Humphrey Hill is drawn to representational artwork that embraces the interconnectedness of us all. Figurative work including portraits are a common subject fueled by a curiosity for artists working in various times and media. Neuroaethetics, art theory, art history, psychology of art, creativity studies, and artist interviews are all sources of inspiration to the artist. Ms. Humphrey Hill retained a studio practice through a 20 year career in the arts in which she held leadership positions in galleries, school, museums, community art centers, as well as served on non profit boards and municipal art committees.
If you are also fascinated by the texture and colors in her knit paintings, keep reading for further insight:
In a world overly focused on how different things clash, Faith Humphrey Hill’s “Knit Paintings” celebrate the beauty that emerges when things are combined....In addition to integrating drawing and knitting visually, Faith brings together traditional and modern processes when creating the artwork. She first identifies engaging subjects through online networks, then draws them free hand using digital tools. Using software she generates a multi-color knit pattern from the drawing, which she then hand-knits before digitally combining into the final piece. The work is shared through her website, dartily.com and printed in limited edition for exhibition.
Faith’s work communicates a sense of unity created by the dance of the familiar and foreign, earthy and electric, real and virtual. Knit paintings are Faith Humphrey Hill’s way to express how disparate elements can be integrated into a beautifully cohesive whole.
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