Posted on Aug 15, 2021
Black Lives Are Celebrated In Bisa Butler's Extraordinary, Technicolor Quilts
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At the top of the Grand Staircase at the Art Institute of Chicago hang massive, colorful banners announcing the art work of Bisa Butler.
Butler's specialty is fabric, specifically quilts. And the bold images of Black people she stitches together, using textiles like paint in an explosion of color, is quilting transformed.
At the top of the Grand Staircase at the Art Institute of Chicago hang massive, colorful banners announcing the art work of Bisa Butler.
Butler's specialty is fabric, specifically quilts. And the bold images of Black people she stitches together, using textiles like paint in an explosion of color, is quilting transformed.
Black Lives Are Celebrated In Bisa Butler's Extraordinary, Technicolor Quilts
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel great share my friend, keep them coming, I am thankful for all these great reads share Brother Wiiliam.
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel a truly unique art firm.
..."Butler's artistry, though, is part of a family tradition — a knowledge of textiles and clothing passed down from her mother and grandmother both accomplished seamstresses. Typically considered a craft, Butler agrees the art world is beginning to give quilting its due."...
..."Butler's artistry, though, is part of a family tradition — a knowledge of textiles and clothing passed down from her mother and grandmother both accomplished seamstresses. Typically considered a craft, Butler agrees the art world is beginning to give quilting its due."...
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