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Ebony G. Patterson (Jamaican, born 1981)
...among the blades between the flowers... while the horse watches... for those who bear/bare witness, 2018
Hand-cut jacquard woven photo tapestry with glitter, appliqué, beads, trim, brooches, feathered butterflies, fabric, silk flowers, and hand-embellished resin owl on shelf, on artist-designed fabric wallpaper
130 × 175 inches
Des Moines Art Center Permanent Collections; Purchased with funds from the Edmundson Art Foundation, Inc., 2019.3.a-.c
I chose this song because when I see this art, I think about all over the place and unique and smart.
This art reminds me of the beat and flow of this song because it's calm, loud, and very different paced and the art shows so many different things and little details you wouldn't even notice once you take a first look.
The flow of the song goes well with this art too because of the story behind it. It shows big issues and how tough and different it was back in the day. You could just stare at the art and just see what little things mean.
—Katie Huerta Mendez