Andrew And Ani Abakumovs

Ani and Andrew Abakumovs firstly saw this technique, when they got
acquainted with the other artist’s black and white works. They asked
themselves: is it possible to make a colorful art-object in the same
manner? Nobody did it before. Andrew Abakumov, who is a talented
mathematician and programmer, creates a unique algorithm, then he
prepares the “canvas” by driving in nails. And after that, Ani
Abakumova pulls on treads for hours, days, weeks, and months – that is
the way how the image gradually appears. The reach number of tones is
most likely made by a little number of colored treads: the color palette
expands significantly because of numerous crossings and layering. By
the way, it is interesting to know that it takes about 4 kilometers of
threads to make small round art work. And if to speak about a big
one, it usually takes 20 kilometers of threads.

Just like all artists, Abakumovi’s started their artistic path by
making endless copies of world-known paintings. To be more specific,
they referred to Pre-Raphaelites, who often used photos in the initial
stage of work. Main sources of inspiration for Abakumovi were “Lady
Lilith” by Dante Gabriel Rosetti and “Dolce far niente” by John
William Godward. Ani expla...

Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (MIPT / Moscow Phystech)


The Museum of Modern Art (Online Courses)

Gallery Of Modern Art MURIEL GUEPIN (NY, USA)


Personal exhibition "THE ESCAPING THREAD" in the Gallery of Modern Art ARTSTORY
(Moscow, Russia)
(20 Sept - 22 Nov 2020)