Rut Ríkey Textile Artist

About Rut Ríkey
Rut Ríkey Tryggvadóttir is a textile artist and a tailor with master degree from Iceland. Raised by a single mom who was also a tailor and a painter, in a home that was an art studio, it was inevitable for Rut Ríkey to follow the same path. Yet finding her own by combining painting and sewing into an applique art works. The theme is always the same, erotica and sensual moments as feminine expressions.
Fascinated by the endless possibilities of working with fabrics and textiles Rut Ríkey has been designing clothes and bespoke clothing for men and women for decades. She also bespoke priest cassocks for years.
From 2005 she decided to work mostly on textile art and experiment with various technique, such as textile appliqué, textile transfer, mixed media, 3D and fabric manipulation.
Textile transfer:
Is a very exciting art technique since it requires one to use your drawing, painting and sewing skills, yet it´s dangerous and a delicate method. It starts with a drawing on a special paper, on which you paint the painting with particular water based pigments. When the painting is finished it is transferred to a chosen fabric in a heat press at 180 degrees for 3 minutes. This is the most dangerous process, since it may move during the transfer and then both the painting and transfer are then ruined. Mastering this technique takes a lot of trial and error, but seeing a successful transfer is fantastic. After transferring I sew frames with exotic fabrics, such as silk, velvet and brocade that I buy in the exquisite fabric stores in Florence, London, Copenhagen, Melbourne, Sydney,
Background:
2005 – 2021 Working on textile art, exploring and developing textile transfer - Theme: feminine sensual moments
1986 – 2021 Working as designer and a tailor of bespoke men and women clothing
2019 Meistaraskólinn in Reykjavík - Master degree in Tailoring
2019 Art residency in Florency - Working on 3D Fabric Manipulation
2018 Art residency in Melbourne - Working with Mixed Media and Collage
2018 Art residency in Florence – Painting for Textile transfer and working with Mixed Media 3D
2018 Art recidensy in Florence - Painting for Textile transfer
2017 Art residency in Melbourne and Sydney - Working on 3D textile works and mixed media
2017 Accademia Europea di Firenze - Italy - Textile Design
2017 Art residency in Florence - Painting for Textile transfer
2016 Art residency in Sydney - Developing 3D Textile projects
2015 Art residency in Florence - Painting for Textile transfer
2013 Art residency in Sydney - Developing 3D Textile projects
1996 – 2003 Working on textile art, specializing in textile appliqué - Theme: feminine erotic art and sensual moments
2003 Iceland academy of the arts – textile transfer
2002 University of Iceland – Icon semiotics
1997 Leirkrúsin - Iceland - Ceramic art
1997 Jónas Bragi - Glass artist in Iceland - Glass art
1990 - 1994 Technical college in Reykjavík - Tailor - Bachelor
1992 Technical college in Reykjavík - Clothing technology & engineering
1982 Maria Theresa Textile artist - Batik technique
1980 - 1983 Hamrahlíð college
1979 Reykjavík school of visual art - Ceramic - Drawing - Textiles
1979 Dale Carnegie - Oratoria efectiva
1978 Dale Carnegie - Public speaking
1978 Commercial college of Iceland - Economics
Exhibitions:
2019: Artfestival „Konstsafari“ in Kungsör Sweden http://www.konstsafari.se/
2018 „Vernissage“ Behind Closed Doors in the convent of Santa Reparata, Florence, Italy.
2015 A´mare tango festival, Regina del Mar, Pisa, Italy – "Threads of sensual moments" – textile transfer
2015 La Vikinga boutique, Malmö, Sweden – "Threads of sensual moments" – textile transfer
2009 Gallerie Eros, Copenhagen, Denmark – "Erotic art" - textile transfer
1999 Perlan, Reykjavík – "Erotic art" – textile appliqué
1998 Gallery Borg, Reykjavík – erotic art works and fashion show – textile appliqué
1998 Gallery Svarthamar, Reykjavík - erotic art works - textile appliqué
1997 Perlan, Reykjavík - erotic art works and fashion show – textile appliqué
1996 Grand Hótel, Reykjavík – erotic art works and fashion show – textile appliqué
1995 Hótel Saga, Reykjavík – fashion show
1994 Hótel Íslands, Reykjavík – fashion show
1993 Hótel Ísland, Reykjavík – fashion show
1992 Þórs café, Reykjavík – fashion show
Awards:
Fashion competition: AIPP COUFFURE in Reykjavík 1995:
First prize: Men´s wear
First prize: Free style
Third prize: Women´s day wear
Fashion competition: AIPP COUFFURE in Reykjavík 1996:
First prize: Open style
First prize: Free style
First prize: Men´s evening wear
First prize: Men´s day wear
First prize: Ladies gala dress
Second prize: Men´s day wear