Analia Saban (b. 1980 Argentina) --- Copper Tapestry (Riva 128 Graphics Card, Nvidia, 1997) 2020
Inspired by late 17th-century French tapestries made of silk, gold and other precious materials Saban customized a computer automated Jacquard loom and began to create monumental weavings using copper wire and linen yarns. For this sumptuous monumental textile she derived her imagery from one of the first computer chips to combine 2D and 3D graphics. Tellingly, the historic Jacquard loom, foundational to the mass production of richly figures and brocaded fabrics, was itself a forerunner of computer hardware.
Analia Saban (b. 1980 Argentina) --- Copper Tapestry (Riva 128 Graphics Card, Nvidia, 1997) 2020
Inspired by late 17th-century French tapestries made of silk, gold and other precious materials Saban customized a computer automated Jacquard loom and began to create monumental weavings using copper wire and linen yarns. For this sumptuous monumental textile she derived her imagery from one of the first computer chips to combine 2D and 3D graphics. Tellingly, the historic Jacquard loom, foundational to the mass production of richly figures and brocaded fabrics, was itself a forerunner of computer hardware.