Gabriel Dawe discusses his huge rainbow sculptures made of thread

Installation artist Gabriel Dawe is known for vibrant works that create rainbows using thread. He sat down with the Smithsonian to discuss his work.

Below are some examples of his Plexus series from his Instagram:

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This is another private commission from 2012, Plexus C7, in a corporate building in the Raleigh-Durham area in North Carolina. #gabrieldawe #10yearsofplexus #instaretrospective

A post shared by Gabriel Dawe (@gabrieldawe) on May 3, 2020 at 2:15pm PDT

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Happy Saturday y'all! In the summer of 2012, James Cope (@andnow.biz) invited me to be a part of a group show titled More and Different Flags at Marlborough Chelsea in NYC. My contribution, Plexus no. 16, twirled around one of the columns in the space. #gabrieldawe #instaretrospective #staysafe #staystrong

A post shared by Gabriel Dawe (@gabrieldawe) on Apr 18, 2020 at 2:31pm PDT

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Plexus C6, 2012, was my first home private commission. Have you noticed we're still going through 2012 in the Plexus series? There are still a couple more installations from that year coming in this #instaretrospective. 2012 remains to be my busiest year to date. 15 installations! I realized that if I continued with that pace I was going to end up burning out, so I started being more selective with the projects I did. #gabrieldawe #10yearsofplexus

A post shared by Gabriel Dawe (@gabrieldawe) on May 2, 2020 at 3:43pm PDT

Image: YouTube / Smithsonian American Art Museum