Closer to the Sky, 2023
Hand-embroidered cotton on cotton
60 x 84 x 1 in
152.4 x 213.4 x 2.5 cm
152.4 x 213.4 x 2.5 cm
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Nassar depicts mountainscapes throughout his newest works, all within the framework of tatreez, traditional Palestinian embroidery. By rendering landscapes within patterns, he creates layers of perspective that recede or bring...
Nassar depicts mountainscapes throughout his newest works, all within the framework of tatreez, traditional Palestinian embroidery. By rendering landscapes within patterns, he creates layers of perspective that recede or bring forward imagined vistas. He pieces together panels of dense pattern as if they were tiles in a mosaic and fits them together to create compositions that vibrate with color. The resulting, checkerboard-like works were created with the participation of Palestinian craftswomen living and working in Bethlehem, Ramallah, and Hebron.
In "Closer to the Sky", 2023, fields of intricately stitched green, blue, red and black patterning define and anchor panels of rolling hills, whose high peaks touch expansive blue skies. All are embedded in floral, diamond and star motifs. This re-envisioning of place is rooted in Nassar’s ongoing dialogue with diasporic longing and escalating global uncertainty through his multidisciplinary exploration of craft.
In "Closer to the Sky", 2023, fields of intricately stitched green, blue, red and black patterning define and anchor panels of rolling hills, whose high peaks touch expansive blue skies. All are embedded in floral, diamond and star motifs. This re-envisioning of place is rooted in Nassar’s ongoing dialogue with diasporic longing and escalating global uncertainty through his multidisciplinary exploration of craft.