Artist stitches portraits of family into hands

Spanish artist David Cata sews landscapes into the skin of his palm, creating art that is both intriguing and squeamish in his series, ‘Horizons’ and family portraits.

I have to admit that his technique and ideas are a stroke of genius. I especially love the landscapes of the countryside and how he managed to a line his hand to the view exactly right. I really do love the sewing technique, how the threads are all in different shades for tone and shadowing. I mostly love how he fills in with colour, he almost sews it like a net.

What puts me on edge is that he litterly sews into his hand and looking at the after affect of his hands that looks painful and extremely unnecessary to me. I don’t understand why he cant just sew on fabric then maybe wear it like a glove, Im just saying there are better and safer ways of creating a beautiful picture using hand stitch.

Apparently, “The stitches on his palms are a metaphor of the permanent symbiosis between the passage of time and oblivion. On the opening night, the visitors will be able to attend one of the artist’s controversial performances. Cata literally stitches the faces of his loved ones on the palm of his hands”.