DAMIAN CUYPERS
Showing space tbc
Damien Cuypers: I am a French-American artist born in the Alps, now living and working in the Hudson Valley. I have worked in illustration for the past 20 years for prestigious magazines and brands, and I recently developed a practice of sewing and embroidering.
Artist Statement
I've always been drawing. As a child it was one of the best ways for me to shield myself from the world. Now it is a way for me to connect with it. I love observing the subtle poetry of daily life, the light, the air. It brings me joy to celebrate those moments.
The anxiety during Covid prompted me to buy a sewing machine. I started piecing fabrics together (my mother on the phone from France walked me through how to thread a needle) and embroidering as well. It has been a way for me to reconnect with childhood memories of my mother and grandmother's crafts, and to channel difficult feelings into comforting tactile pieces.