Posted on Aug 18, 2022
'It's an ongoing celebration:' Ruth E. Carter on the cultural impact of her Afrofuturistic...
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The Marvel film "Black Panther" has a lot to amaze audiences — stunning CGI, a roster of A-List actors. But the finer details that make Wakanda what it is aren't acted, or computer generated. They're sewn together, stitch by stitch, by an entire team off-screen.
Ruth E. Carter won an academy award for her costume work on "Black Panther," and she has a resume that spans decades of legendary film work, including "Malcolm X," "Amistad," "Selma," and "Do The Right Thing."
Carter's work is on display right now at the Museum of Pop Culture (MoPop) in an exhibit titled, "Afrofuturism in Costume Design."
KUOW arts and culture reporter Mike Davis went to see the exhibit and spoke with Carter about the generational inspirations and impacts of her work, from the ancestral designs that define the costumes in "Black Panther" to the sneaker culture influences of Spike Lee in "Do the Right Thing."
Ruth E. Carter won an academy award for her costume work on "Black Panther," and she has a resume that spans decades of legendary film work, including "Malcolm X," "Amistad," "Selma," and "Do The Right Thing."
Carter's work is on display right now at the Museum of Pop Culture (MoPop) in an exhibit titled, "Afrofuturism in Costume Design."
KUOW arts and culture reporter Mike Davis went to see the exhibit and spoke with Carter about the generational inspirations and impacts of her work, from the ancestral designs that define the costumes in "Black Panther" to the sneaker culture influences of Spike Lee in "Do the Right Thing."
'It's an ongoing celebration:' Ruth E. Carter on the cultural impact of her Afrofuturistic...
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
..."Carter also spoke to how the passion that goes into costuming and storytelling transfers to an audience.
"Advisors that I've had, teachers that I've had, they would always tell me that you can put your heart and soul into something and no one's really going to read your heart and soul — they're going to feel your heart and soul."
The cosplay seen among fans of the "Black Panther" film franchise is a case in point. For fans who are part of the African diaspora in particular, wearing Afrofuturistic clothing inspired by Carter's designs has become a symbol of connection to a place of shared origin.
"It's an ongoing celebration," Carter said about seeing people embrace the fashions of Wakanda. "And I feel like we love the celebration of culture, we love to celebrate ourselves. And this way, we were able to connect to a really deep-seated root, and that is the place where we have all come from."
..."Carter also spoke to how the passion that goes into costuming and storytelling transfers to an audience.
"Advisors that I've had, teachers that I've had, they would always tell me that you can put your heart and soul into something and no one's really going to read your heart and soul — they're going to feel your heart and soul."
The cosplay seen among fans of the "Black Panther" film franchise is a case in point. For fans who are part of the African diaspora in particular, wearing Afrofuturistic clothing inspired by Carter's designs has become a symbol of connection to a place of shared origin.
"It's an ongoing celebration," Carter said about seeing people embrace the fashions of Wakanda. "And I feel like we love the celebration of culture, we love to celebrate ourselves. And this way, we were able to connect to a really deep-seated root, and that is the place where we have all come from."
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If done right, costuming takes the audience to another place --- that's why she won an Oscar
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