Have you heard of Bisa Butler?
We concluded Black History Month with a contemporary artist, called Bisa Butler. Bisa Butler is an American fiber artist who has created a new genre of quilting that has transformed the medium. Butler’s quilts present an expansive view of history through their engagement with themes such as family, community, migration, the promise of youth, and artistic and intellectual legacies.The artist’s extensive range of influences includes family photo albums, the philosophies of AfriCOBRA (the African Commune of Bad Relevant Artists), Romare Bearden’s collages, Faith Ringgold’s quilts, and Gordon Parks’s photographs. Her works, intricately layered and vibrantly colored quilts, resurface and reimagine historical narratives of Black life.
Our students made renditions of Bisa Butler’s pieces including a popular one called “Black is King”. Great Work!
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