Blue horse I by Ercigoj

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Ercigoj Art Embroidery

2 min readApr 23, 2019

Natures overpowering force bought to life in embroidery.

Vibrant colours of the horse and the landscape are not chosen just for their striking effects. Franz Marc has used colour symbolism in his compositions; blue usually represents things male, severe, and spiritual, while yellow represents feminine joy, and red encases violence and danger. The horse is also youthful, its skin smooth and flawless, and it radiates muscular potency and energy. The creature is a being of a higher order with ethereal, otherworldly powers. An innocent natural force that opposes being corrupted by man. The painting, therefore, celebrates the idea of spirituality battling materialism.

In cooperation with ZSK, we recreated this motif as embroidered painting, emphasising the vibrancy of colours that Franz Marc himself has been focusing on, while adding the third dimension to the image: embroidery threads give the art a life of its own, reflecting light in different directions and adding depth.

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https://www.ercigojart.com/gallery/blue-horse-i-by-ercigoj/

Motif: after Franz Marc
Type: Embroidered painting
Technique: Mixed embroidery
Year: 2017 — ongoing
Edition: Limited (99)

Size: Medium
Dimension: 70 x 70 cm | 27.6 x 27.6 in
Number of stitches: over 1.3 mio
Thread length: over 19 km | over 11.8 mi
Thread colours: 41
Development: over 400 person hours