Devorah Sperber is a visual artist who uses thread spools and other everyday items to represent pixels of well-known images. Her work explores the links between art, science and technological change. In this SundayArts Process, she demonstrates the making of a large-scale piece, and discusses the tricks of perception in viewing it.
17 comments Dev, Your star trek series is my favorite of your work so far. Your evolution is awesome! Cheryl in Denver
I went to a seminar at the Museum of Art and Design yesterday and Devorah was on a panel. She is truly brilliant, very articulate and inspiringly passionate about what she does. An amazing woman and a really good artist. Can’t wait to see her future work. She just gets better and bette.
I remember my mother referring to someone tipsy or ditsy as “pixellated.” Now we know it’s the opposite—if you’re not pixellated you just don’t get it!!
Wonderful to see the process and to hear from the artist directly. I’ve had the good fortune to be in a traveling show with Devorah, and she’s a smart and generous artist. Great segment, thanks.
I have worked directly with Devorha and beyond her passion, her talents she is a fine person, a bold, dedicated women, a pleasure to work with in every since. I wish her my best regards!
Devorah Sperber won a NYFA (New York Foundation for the Arts) fellowship in 2005. Since then we at NYFA have watched her talent continue to grown and transform not only the work we are seeing but our selves as we re-construct what we are seeing and how we see it. It is artists such as Devorah that inspire us to do what we do and NYFA is very proud to have Devorah in our family. Michael Royce, Executive Director, NYFA
Devorah, I have been following your amazing work for the past few years (EFA, BMA, mid-town Manhattan office building, etc, etc). You are fabulous and brilliant!
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Deirdre Rea Says:
I just saw Devorah’s work at the Taubman Museum of Art in Roanoke, VA yesterday and was fascinated. Today, I opened one of my quilt magazines and found an article on her for her work with the spools of thread. She’s everywhere! And I’m hooked. Amazing.