12″ W X 17″ H
Automotive Leather, Cotton (Batik Kente Cloth), Thread, Acrylic Paint
Laser Cut Afro- Futurism Necklace, Layered Batik Cloth
Item is located in Southfield, MI. Local pickup available. Domestic shipping is available for an additional $50 fee. Local delivery available for an additional $25 fee.
Artist and Detroit native, Taylor Childs explores the representational visual vocabulary and themes of; family, the after effects of the African Diaspora, the perception of people, consumerism, bling culture and how the Diaspora effects African Americans contemporarily. Translating this into a narrative where these themes are applied to explorations of fabric manipulation through textile tradition in order to create a dialogue representing African American life.