The Lover of Sound
About this artwork
The image was created with numerous intersections and layers of threads, physically filled with air and space, shares artists Ani and Andrew Abakumov. It is not really a picture in the literal sense. It is a 3D installation. And our eye perceives it in this way - not as a uniform surface with a stable image. The angle of view, lighting, and whether you are standing still or moving and looking at the work - all of these matter and make the image change, vibrate, escape.Ani and Andrew work together to create their signature series of fiber artworks. Andrew, a mathematician and programmer, developed an algorithm that creates a blueprint for each new piece. He also prepares each canvas by driving nails into the perimeter of the surface. Ani then strings different colored and sized thread layer upon layer, from hours to months until the image appears. She uses anywhere from 4 km to 20 km of the material for a single piece.
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![Original art for sale at UGallery.com | Inconnue by Ani and Andrew Abakumov | $2,750 | mixed media artwork | 29' h x 29' w](http://blog.ugallery.com/cdn/shop/files/orig_ani-and-andrew-abakumov-mixed-media-artwork-inconnue_284x.jpg?v=1718956414)
![Original art for sale at UGallery.com | Inconnue by Ani and Andrew Abakumov | $2,750 | mixed media artwork | 29' h x 29' w](http://blog.ugallery.com/cdn/shop/files/orig_ani-and-andrew-abakumov-mixed-media-artwork-inconnue_284x.jpg?v=1718956414)
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![Original art for sale at UGallery.com | Cleo by Ani and Andrew Abakumov | $2,750 | mixed media artwork | 29' h x 29' w](http://blog.ugallery.com/cdn/shop/files/orig_ani-and-andrew-abakumov-mixed-media-artwork-cleo_284x.jpg?v=1718956413)
![Original art for sale at UGallery.com | Cleo by Ani and Andrew Abakumov | $2,750 | mixed media artwork | 29' h x 29' w](http://blog.ugallery.com/cdn/shop/files/orig_ani-and-andrew-abakumov-mixed-media-artwork-cleo_284x.jpg?v=1718956413)
![Original art for sale at UGallery.com | Italian Girl by Ani and Andrew Abakumov | $5,800 | fiber artwork | 40' h x 27' w](http://blog.ugallery.com/cdn/shop/products/orig_ani-and-andrew-abakumovs-mixed-media-artwork-italian-woman_594d727a-67f5-4080-8983-cf9fe2f63d75_284x.jpg?v=1692989156)
![Original art for sale at UGallery.com | Italian Girl by Ani and Andrew Abakumov | $5,800 | fiber artwork | 40' h x 27' w](http://blog.ugallery.com/cdn/shop/products/orig_ani-and-andrew-abakumovs-mixed-media-artwork-italian-woman_594d727a-67f5-4080-8983-cf9fe2f63d75_284x.jpg?v=1692989156)
![Original art for sale at UGallery.com | Italian Girl by Ani and Andrew Abakumov | $5,800 | fiber artwork | 40' h x 27' w](http://blog.ugallery.com/cdn/shop/products/orig_ani-and-andrew-abakumovs-mixed-media-artwork-italian-woman_594d727a-67f5-4080-8983-cf9fe2f63d75_284x.jpg?v=1692989156)
![Original art for sale at UGallery.com | Genius of Pure Beauty by Ani and Andrew Abakumov | $2,250 | fiber artwork | 29' h x 29' w](http://blog.ugallery.com/cdn/shop/products/orig_ani-and-andrew-abakumovs-mixed-media-artwork-flower-seller_284x.jpg?v=1692987459)
![Original art for sale at UGallery.com | Genius of Pure Beauty by Ani and Andrew Abakumov | $2,250 | fiber artwork | 29' h x 29' w](http://blog.ugallery.com/cdn/shop/products/orig_ani-and-andrew-abakumovs-mixed-media-artwork-flower-seller_284x.jpg?v=1692987459)
![Original art for sale at UGallery.com | Genius of Pure Beauty by Ani and Andrew Abakumov | $2,250 | fiber artwork | 29' h x 29' w](http://blog.ugallery.com/cdn/shop/products/orig_ani-and-andrew-abakumovs-mixed-media-artwork-flower-seller_284x.jpg?v=1692987459)
![Original art for sale at UGallery.com | Goddess with Devilry by Ani and Andrew Abakumov | $10,100 | fiber artwork | 53' h x 38' w](http://blog.ugallery.com/cdn/shop/products/orig_ani-and-andrew-abakumovs-fiber-artwork-feeling-cute_284x.jpg?v=1692987459)
![Original art for sale at UGallery.com | Goddess with Devilry by Ani and Andrew Abakumov | $10,100 | fiber artwork | 53' h x 38' w](http://blog.ugallery.com/cdn/shop/products/orig_ani-and-andrew-abakumovs-fiber-artwork-feeling-cute_284x.jpg?v=1692987459)
![Original art for sale at UGallery.com | Goddess with Devilry by Ani and Andrew Abakumov | $10,100 | fiber artwork | 53' h x 38' w](http://blog.ugallery.com/cdn/shop/products/orig_ani-and-andrew-abakumovs-fiber-artwork-feeling-cute_284x.jpg?v=1692987459)
![Original art for sale at UGallery.com | Blossom by Ani and Andrew Abakumov | $2,250 | fiber artwork | 29' h x 29' w](http://blog.ugallery.com/cdn/shop/products/orig_ani-and-andrew-abakumovs-mixed-media-artwork-blossom_284x.jpg?v=1692987458)
![Original art for sale at UGallery.com | Blossom by Ani and Andrew Abakumov | $2,250 | fiber artwork | 29' h x 29' w](http://blog.ugallery.com/cdn/shop/products/orig_ani-and-andrew-abakumovs-mixed-media-artwork-blossom_284x.jpg?v=1692987458)
![Original art for sale at UGallery.com | Blossom by Ani and Andrew Abakumov | $2,250 | fiber artwork | 29' h x 29' w](http://blog.ugallery.com/cdn/shop/products/orig_ani-and-andrew-abakumovs-mixed-media-artwork-blossom_284x.jpg?v=1692987458)
![Original art for sale at UGallery.com | Please Yourself First by Ani and Andrew Abakumov | $10,100 | fiber artwork | 59' h x 39' w](http://blog.ugallery.com/cdn/shop/products/orig_ani-and-andrew-abakumovs-mixed-media-artwork-please-yourself-first_284x.jpg?v=1692987456)
![Original art for sale at UGallery.com | Please Yourself First by Ani and Andrew Abakumov | $10,100 | fiber artwork | 59' h x 39' w](http://blog.ugallery.com/cdn/shop/products/orig_ani-and-andrew-abakumovs-mixed-media-artwork-please-yourself-first_284x.jpg?v=1692987456)
![Original art for sale at UGallery.com | Please Yourself First by Ani and Andrew Abakumov | $10,100 | fiber artwork | 59' h x 39' w](http://blog.ugallery.com/cdn/shop/products/orig_ani-and-andrew-abakumovs-mixed-media-artwork-please-yourself-first_284x.jpg?v=1692987456)
![Original art for sale at UGallery.com | Mountain Dew by Ani and Andrew Abakumov | $6,300 | fiber artwork | 44' h x 39' w](http://blog.ugallery.com/cdn/shop/products/orig_ani-and-andrew-abakumovs-mixed-media-artwork-mountain-dew-algorithmic-art--stringart_284x.jpg?v=1692987456)
![Original art for sale at UGallery.com | Mountain Dew by Ani and Andrew Abakumov | $6,300 | fiber artwork | 44' h x 39' w](http://blog.ugallery.com/cdn/shop/products/orig_ani-and-andrew-abakumovs-mixed-media-artwork-mountain-dew-algorithmic-art--stringart_284x.jpg?v=1692987456)
![Original art for sale at UGallery.com | Mountain Dew by Ani and Andrew Abakumov | $6,300 | fiber artwork | 44' h x 39' w](http://blog.ugallery.com/cdn/shop/products/orig_ani-and-andrew-abakumovs-mixed-media-artwork-mountain-dew-algorithmic-art--stringart_284x.jpg?v=1692987456)
![Original art for sale at UGallery.com | Hesperia by Ani and Andrew Abakumov | $2,250 | fiber artwork | 29' h x 29' w](http://blog.ugallery.com/cdn/shop/products/orig_ani-and-andrew-abakumovs-fiber-artwork-hesperia-algorithmic-art--stringart_284x.jpg?v=1692987454)
![Original art for sale at UGallery.com | Hesperia by Ani and Andrew Abakumov | $2,250 | fiber artwork | 29' h x 29' w](http://blog.ugallery.com/cdn/shop/products/orig_ani-and-andrew-abakumovs-fiber-artwork-hesperia-algorithmic-art--stringart_284x.jpg?v=1692987454)
![Original art for sale at UGallery.com | Hesperia by Ani and Andrew Abakumov | $2,250 | fiber artwork | 29' h x 29' w](http://blog.ugallery.com/cdn/shop/products/orig_ani-and-andrew-abakumovs-fiber-artwork-hesperia-algorithmic-art--stringart_284x.jpg?v=1692987454)
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![Original art for sale at UGallery.com | Cozy Bear by Ani and Andrew Abakumov | $5,800 | fiber artwork | 27' h x 40' w](http://blog.ugallery.com/cdn/shop/products/orig_ani-and-andrew-abakumovs-mixed-media-artwork-honey-lover-algorithmic-art--stringart_284x.jpg?v=1692987451)
![Original art for sale at UGallery.com | Cozy Bear by Ani and Andrew Abakumov | $5,800 | fiber artwork | 27' h x 40' w](http://blog.ugallery.com/cdn/shop/products/orig_ani-and-andrew-abakumovs-mixed-media-artwork-honey-lover-algorithmic-art--stringart_284x.jpg?v=1692987451)