Photograph of Wangechi Mutu, 2015, 3648mm × 2736mm. Taken from on-line Google image search.
I happened upon a very interesting artist called Wangechi Mutu. She is photographed with a mix of pattern and objects that appealed to me as a very interesting composition for a painting. The textures, patterns and contrast really stand out. I like her dark skin. Mutu works is concentrated on collages of pattern and paint to comment on her experiences of being an African female.
However, my work is concerned purely with investigating and mixing fabric, fashion, colours and the wrapping or covering of the figure. The mixing of these elements, for me, will work well and are about the use of colour within the work whilst also raising thoughts on issues of stereotypes of who, where and why we decorate our homes and wrap ourselves in what we do.
