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29 de dic. de 2021 · Bisa Butler creates vibrant, life-size quilt portraits of Black Americans. The unique process by which she translates photographs into luminous, pieced-cloth images is a synthesis of her formal ...
24 de jul. de 2020 · Bisa Butler, The Princess, 2018. Cotton, chiffon, lace and satin. 70 x 46 in. Collection of Bob and Jane Clark. Butler’s mother is from New Orleans, and her father was born in Ghana. She sees ...
18 de may. de 2023 · Fabric artist Bisa Butler, whose vibrant quilted appliqué portraits have been featured on the covers of Time, Essence, and The New York Times Magazine, currently has a new solo exhibition, The World Is Yours, at New York’s Jeffrey Deitch Gallery.This is Butler’s first solo exhibition in New York since the lockdown, and she considers it a homecoming.
20 de feb. de 2023 · Butler often sources photographs from historic archives, such as an iconic portrait of abolitionist Harriet Tubman, who escaped slavery and rescued approximately 70 enslaved people through the Underground Railroad. The artist’s portrait of Tubman is powerfully titled “The General,” infused with bold patterns and patchwork.
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Bisa Butler: The Harriet Tubman quilts is about 9 feet tall and about 5 feet wide. I started working at first-- like I mentioned I was a teacher and I'd be working on my table. Your work, a lot of artists, it's determined by the space you have. The space in front of me was the size of a poster, like 18 by 24.
2 de may. de 2022 · Don’t Tread On Me, God Damn, Let’s Go!—. The Harlem Hellfighters is Butler’s largest quilt to date, measuring approximately 11 x 13 feet, and features nine life-sized figures. Through her striking portrait, Butler seeks to bring dignity to soldiers who faced segregation, racism, and injustice once they returned home.
