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Embroidered landscape art that seems to spill out of its canvas by Ana Teresa Barboza

Embroidery artist Ana Teresa Barboza creates land and seascapes that are part tapestry, part sculpture. The scenes have a feeling of depth due to the way that the thread cascades dramatically from the frame, taking the concept of 3D artwork to a new level.

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Ana Teresa Barboza's circular embroidered artwork depicting a rocky shoreline with threads cascading outward in grey, white and blue tones

Speaking of her work, she said: "I’m interested in the different concepts one can arrive at by using clothing and embroidery as an artistic medium. An important part of my work revolves around the human body. At first, I used needlework and embroidery to fragment, recompose and decorate the human body. I worked with self-portraits; photographs printed on fabric that were later intervened with embroidery, and decorative patterns that served as camouflage."

To see more of Ana's work visit her website.

Ana Teresa Barboza's embroidered textile artwork featuring white, blue and black fabric layers cascading from a circular copper frame against a white background
Ana Teresa Barboza's embroidered landscape artwork with green and teal threads cascading dramatically from a circular embroidery hoop against a white wall
A sketch-style landscape with a vibrant blue stream flowing through grey rocks and moss, rendered as an embroidered textile artwork by Ana Teresa Barboza
Embroidered landscape with grey rocks drawn in pencil and green, blue and white thread cascading dramatically down the white canvas in a three-dimensional sculptural effect
Embroidered landscape with coloured threads cascading from a canvas onto the gallery floor in swirling patterns of blue, green and yellow
Embroidered ocean waves in shades of turquoise and blue contained within a circular wooden hoop, with threads cascading downward in a flowing sculptural form
Circular embroidered seascape showing waves and ocean in shades of blue and turquoise, with threads cascading down from the frame in flowing strands and textured fabric sections
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