A British artist has filled a gallery with 70 of the world’s most recognisable artworks — recreated in felt.
Lucy Sparrow has made full-size versions of masterpieces from Michelangelo’s David and da Vinci’s Mona Lisa to Damien Hirst’s shark in formaldehyde and Andy Warhol’s Campbell’s soup cans.
Even the walls and frames are made of felt, meaning visitors to the exhibition at the M Woods Museum in Beijing, China, will be met with a “muffled quiet”.
The artist, 33, spent nine months on her Felt Art Imaginarium, spanning 14 rooms. She said: “I have been working with felt since I was six years old. It is an extremely versatile material and also has one the largest colour palettes of any art medium.”
Recreating each artwork took three days. They were hand-stitched, painted and highlighted, stretched and framed. The show runs until October.
Sparrow, from Bath, has previously made a felt cornershop in London.
