Balancing Act: Urban Africa


Balancing Act:  Urban Africa

Artist: Dena Crain

Title: Balancing Act: Urban Africa

Attribution: Urban Africa, 2012, Dena Dale Crain

Year: 2012

Materials: 100% Cotton tie-dye fabric, commercially dyed solid color cotton fabrics, recycled glass beads from Kitengela Glass

Dimensions: 34" x 38"

Image Statement: Free-hand cut and pieced background from one piece of African tie-dye fabric, plus a collection of solid colours interspersed with linear elements and strip-pieced sections, imparts a sense of architecture and the urban setting as experienced in Africa. This singular work cannot be replicated.