By Arnesia Young on May 25, 2021

“A single length of tulle is manipulated to literally and metaphorically represent mindfulness, meditation, and the notion of finding clarity out of chaos.”

Since he began experimenting with tulle over a decade ago, multidisciplinary artist Benjamin Shine has become most well known for his work with the unconventional medium. He uses the versatile mesh material to fashion striking artworks that range anywhere from abstract works on canvas to meticulously crafted sculptures and ethereal installations. In his ongoing Flow series, the artist depicts anonymous, abstracted faces whose delicate features are formed in bunches of finely netted tulle fabric that appear to float in thin air like smoke.

“In these works, a single length of tulle is manipulated to literally and metaphorically represent mindfulness, meditation, and the notion of finding clarity out of chaos,” Shine tells My Modern Met. “The intention and purpose of these works, as well as my much larger sculptures and installations, is to provoke a slowing down; a calming focus in which to become absorbed. Similarly, for myself, there’s a very meditative aspect in the actual making of these works.”[…]

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