GROUNDSWELL COMMUNITY MURAL PROJECT INC – Art Bash 2019: Igniting The Radical Imagination
Auction Ends: Oct 21, 2018 04:00 PM EDT

Art

Mama Day

Item Number
189
Estimated Value
500 USD
Sold
167 USD to ms672e4e8
Number of Bids
1  -  Bid History

Item Description

Artist: Bisa Butler

Giclee print, 2006

Item Special Note

Bisa Butler

I have always been drawn to portraits. I was the little girl who would sit next to my grandmother and ask her to go through her old family photo albums. I was the one who wanted to hear the story behind every picture. This inquisitiveness has stayed with me to this day. I often start my pieces with a black and white photo and allow myself to tell the story. My stories are told in the fabrics that I choose, the textures I combine, and the colors that create a whole new composition. My portraits tell stories that may have been forgotten over time. When you see vintage lace and aged satin it tells you the story of delicacy and refinement of times gone by. When you see African printed cotton and mud cloth it tells the story of my ancestral homeland and the cradle of civilization. When you see multi-colored organza and netting layered you are being told a story of something or someone colorful and multifaceted.