Ghada Amer
THREAT, 2025
Acrylic embroidery and gel medium on canvas
37 x 42 in
94 x 106.7 cm
94 x 106.7 cm
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Ghada Amer is renowned for her vibrant, embroidered 'paintings,' in which images of women or feminist themes are meticulously stitched into the canvas. The excess thread, left to hang from...
Ghada Amer is renowned for her vibrant, embroidered "paintings," in which images of women or feminist themes are meticulously stitched into the canvas. The excess thread, left to hang from the contours of the figures like drips or splashes of paint, serves to abstract and obscure the representations. By employing embroidery—a traditionally feminine and domestic craft—Amer recontextualizes her subject matter, challenging the cultural objectification of women and positioning her work within a feminist discourse. This work contains the following statement: "It is odd we were taught to fear witches but not the people who burnt them alive."
