TEXTILE ARTIST BISA BUTLER PAYS HOMAGE TO SALT-N-PEPA AT ART BASEL MIAMI 2022

 TASHA TURNER




 DECEMBER 1, 2022




Black American textile artist Bisa Butler has taken the art of quilting to the next level,  bringing the genre from the blankets your granny used to make to an art that only the ancestors could dream it to be. Butler's quilted portraits are more like paintings and less about the use of scraps and pieces of old clothes used to create a blanket of memories in the past.  Bisa's work transforms photographs that capture the souls, personalities, and humanity of Black men, women, and children into quilts in vibrant colors and patterns that offer in-depth, portrayals of the Black experience while uplifting and celebrating the art of quilting. ... Read more


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