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Ulla-Stina Wikander Sculptures

Swedish, b. 1957
Ulla-Stina Wikander was born in 1957 and raised in Gothenburg. She is currently living in Kullavik/Stockholm, Sweden and has been working as an artist since 1986. For over 15 years she has collected cross stitch embroidery, and today has a big collection with over 100 different designs. These embroideries have been made by women and are often seen as kitsch and regarded pretty worthless. Wikander has mixed feelings for them, sometimes they are very beautiful and she wants to bring them back to life. In 2012 she started to cover ordinary household items from the 70s, like a vacuum cleaner, sewing machine, electric mixer, etc. She finds it interesting to see how these objects transform in a new context; the obsolet, the things we do not want any longer, the old and forgotten things. They become artifacts from a bygone era, disguised, camouflaged and dressed. Wikander gives them a second life and although she cuts the embroideries into pieces, thinks of them as new, and dressed up. She visits flea markets and vintage stores to find cross stitch embroidery and the objects to work with. Some of the small objects, like an iron or a phone take her a day or two to make, but the bigger installations takes weeks to finish. Over the last few years she has been invited to different exhibitions.
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Artist: Ulla-Stina Wikander
"Cream Wall Phone", Fruit still life embroidery covering
By Ulla-Stina Wikander
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"Cream Wall Phone" is an original piece by Ulla-Stina Wikander that can be wall-mounted or be free standing. This piece is made from sourcing vintage needlepoint embroidery and exper...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Ulla-Stina Wikander Sculptures

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Thread, Found Objects, Textile

"Mustard Wall Phone", Vintage needlepoint embroidery covering telephone cradle
By Ulla-Stina Wikander
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"Mustard Wall Phone" is an original piece by Ulla-Stina Wikander that can be wall-mounted or be free standing. This piece is made from sourced vintage needlepoint embroidery and expe...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Ulla-Stina Wikander Sculptures

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Thread, Found Objects, Textile

"TV", needlepoint woman on horseback wrapped around vintage television with plug
By Ulla-Stina Wikander
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"TV" is an original piece by Ulla-Stina Wikander is a free standing sculpture. This piece is made from sourcing vintage needlepoint embroidery featuring a woman on vintage television...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Ulla-Stina Wikander Sculptures

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Thread, Found Objects, Textile

"Pink Kobra", Floral needlepoint embroidery wrapped around vintage rotary phone
By Ulla-Stina Wikander
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"Pink Kobra" is an original piece by Ulla-Stina Wikander as a free standing sculpture. This piece is made from sourced cherry blossom tree vintage needlepoint embroidery and expertly...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Ulla-Stina Wikander Sculptures

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Thread, Found Objects, Textile

"Orange Kobra", needlepoint embroidery, vintage telephone
By Ulla-Stina Wikander
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"Yellow Kobra" is an original piece by Ulla-Stina Wikander as a free standing sculpture. This piece is made from sourced forest landscape vintage needlepoint embroidery and expertly ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Ulla-Stina Wikander Sculptures

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Thread, Found Objects, Textile

"Tape recorder", Needlepoint Embroidery Found Object Sculpture, Textile Art
By Ulla-Stina Wikander
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This found object sculpture titled "Tape recorder" is an original artwork by Ulla-Stina Wikander made of needlepoint embroidery and vintage object. Her i...
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2010s Contemporary Ulla-Stina Wikander Sculptures

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Thread, Found Objects

"Afternoon", Forest landscape embroidery covering book and sunglasses
By Ulla-Stina Wikander
Located in Philadelphia, PA
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Ulla-Stina Wikander Sculptures

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Thread, Found Objects, Textile

"Yellow Headphones", Vintage needlepoint embroidery on headset
By Ulla-Stina Wikander
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"Yellow Headphones" is an original piece by Ulla-Stina Wikander that can be a free standing or wall mounted sculpture with variable arrangements. This piece is made from vintage need...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Ulla-Stina Wikander Sculptures

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Thread, Found Objects

"Communication", floral needlepoint on vintage headphones and walkie talkie
By Ulla-Stina Wikander
Located in Philadelphia, PA
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Ulla-Stina Wikander Sculptures

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Thread, Found Objects, Fabric, Textile

"Present", Embroidered landscape wrapped into flower, ribbon, and book sculpture
By Ulla-Stina Wikander
Located in Philadelphia, PA
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Ulla-Stina Wikander Sculptures

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Thread, Found Objects, Textile

Small Fruit Press
By Ulla-Stina Wikander
Located in Philadelphia, PA
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Ulla-Stina Wikander Sculptures

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Textile, Thread, Found Objects

Cutting Machine
By Ulla-Stina Wikander
Located in Philadelphia, PA
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Ulla-Stina Wikander Sculptures

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Textile, Thread, Found Objects

Iron Candle
By Ulla-Stina Wikander
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"Iron Candle" is an original needlepoint embroidery and vintage object artwork measuring approx. 9"h x 5"w x 4.5"d made by Ulla-Stina Wikander. Ulla-Stina...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Ulla-Stina Wikander Sculptures

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Thread, Found Objects

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"Summer", Red house with landscape needlepoint wrapped around book sculpture
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"Reading", Landscape embroidery covering book, coffee mug and pen sculpture
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"Fishing Boat Wall Phone", Needlepoint of water scene on vintage telephone
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"Burgundy Wall Phone", floral needlepoint wrapped around vintage landline phone
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"Blue Kettle" Vintage needlepoint embroidery on vintage found object
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Electric Mixer
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Toaster
Toaster
H 8.5 in W 4.75 in D 9.75 in

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