El Anatsui
The artist shows his own identity and personal experience
through his artwork. The works are actually representation of his identity
because the materials and pattern are related to the artist’s identity. The
works show the artist’s multiple and nomadic identity. The artworks consist of
found objects from where the artist has lived or stayed. The wall pieces are
enlarged version of tribal textiles that represents the identity of a tribe.
The artists chose this way to represent his version of his tribal pattern.
Instead of being hung flat on the wall. The works are very three-dimensional
and interactive with the space around it. It shows a path of history and
personal experience of the artist. Every piece is almost like a piece of a
memory map, they are puzzled together to form the artist’s personality and
identity.
Transformation
The transformation is a serious of ritual and tribal objects
from Native American tribes. The artists are from multiple different Native
American tribes. They created these sculptural and textile objects to represent
their tribe or for ritual purpose. Certain groups of object are very
distinctive that they have particular patterns or facial features that are very
stylized. These objects are not only representations of the artists’ personal
identity but also a general message transformation from birth, live, death to
afterlife.
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