New Art

THE LONG NIGHT

122cmx92cm - acrylic paint and yarn on canvas- April 2025

The image of a woman at work—embroidering, weaving, knitting—has long appeared in art history, often painted by men and romanticized as quiet domesticity. But these scenes carry a voyeuristic edge, offering a glimpse into a private world not meant for public gaze. When women were shown crafting, their labor was rarely called “art.” Fiber work was deemed too feminine, too domestic—until the Arts and Crafts movement, and later the feminist waves of the 1960s and ’70s, began to unravel these hierarchies.

Knitting reemerged—not as pastime, but as protest, practice, and therapy. From yarn-bombers disrupting urban space to artists weaving communal grief into public memory, fiber art reclaimed its voice. And yet, it was always here.

This painting is a tribute to the “unknown knitter”—one of the countless women whose stories were told not with paint or pen, but with thread and silence. Faceless, uncredited—yet undeniably artist. This one is for her.

It is also a collaboration with my daughter, who knitted the long red thread that completes the piece—linking generations through shared hands and reclaimed histories.