North Carolina Museum of Art | Untitled » Natalie http://ncartmuseum.org/untitled The NCMA Blog Fri, 10 May 2013 20:38:53 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc El Anatsui à la Mode http://ncartmuseum.org/untitled/2012/05/el-anatsui-a-la-mode/ http://ncartmuseum.org/untitled/2012/05/el-anatsui-a-la-mode/#comments Mon, 07 May 2012 18:12:40 +0000 Natalie http://ncartmuseum.org/untitled/?p=3136 I’ve overheard people in the gallery looking at the wall sculptures in our current exhibition and saying, “I want to touch them.”

I look at them and think, “I want to wear them.”

The sartorial quality of his work struck me from my first gallery visit, and I continue to see the rich textures, colors, and languages of Africa embodied by his work (and not just the wall sculptures) all around me. Click through the image below to see the “Anatsui Style” Pinterest board, a visual sampling of my mind since the exhibition’s opening.

The result has emboldened my own fashion sense, boosted my creativity, and changed (erased?) my concept of what constitutes a coordinated outfit.

Can I pull off bright red with bright yellow? Mixed metals? Pattern on pattern?

Why, sure. That’s very Anatsui of you, Natalie.

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