Ida Pettersson Preutz

Ida Pettersson Preutz's artistry is characterized by an obvious desire for experimentation and a true sense of needlework. The artist often works in pattern series that attract and challenge each other where all the individual works ultimately complement each other and create a larger picture world. The patchwork patterns, which can be described as color-intensive chessboards or topographical landscapes, create marvelous effects where surface and depth work together in a refined way.

The front and back are like two parallel worlds that exist on each other side and depend on each other. One side seemingly perfect and the other bears traces of the hand. The fabrics are often hand-dyed, hand-painted or screen-printed and also bear witness to the impact of the hand. It is a meticulous geometry that appears in Pettersson Preutz's pattern worlds, yet with clear lines of playfulness.

Ida Petterson Preutz (b. 1989) was raised in Mariestad and lives and works in Älmhult, Småland. She holds a master's degree in textile from the University of Arts, Crafts and Design in Stockholm. She has previously been shown in the group exhibition "Under Current Circumstances" at Småland's Art Archive at Vandalorum and is represented in several public collections around the country. Petterson Preutz has also participated in the group exhibition "Young Swedish Design", which gathers young promising designers and was exhibited at institutions such as Röhsska, ArkDes, RIAN design museum and Form/Design Center in 2015-2018.

^{Photos: Sara Gulbrandsson}