The patterns of New Zealand-based artist Frankie Wilde’s practice are deeply personal, the physical journey of lines across a canvas not merely an act of careful mark-making. “Patterns, for me, represent stories,” she says. “They help create a sense of order and understanding within the chaos of feeling. The pattern itself can then take on the emotions and messages and make the feelings, ideas and thoughts I have into something more tangible.”
Read more in Art Edit 22 November 2023
Frankie Wilde, Black, White & Red Thread, 2023. Acrylic on plywood round, 50 x 50cm. Courtesy: the artist.
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