Ebony G. Patterson: …for those who bear/bare witness… @ Monique Meloche Gallery, Chicago

Ebony G. Patterson: …for those who bear/bare witness…
@Monique Meloche Gallery
451 N Paulina Street
Chicago, IL 60622
United States
November 15, 2018 - January 12, 2019

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...they embraced in question…for those who bear/bare witness, 2018. Hand-cut jacquard woven photo tapestry with glitter, appliqués, pins, embellishments, fabric, tassels, brooches, acrylic, glass pearls, beads, on artist-designed fabric wallpaper, 129 x 121 in. (327.7 x 307.3 cm).


...still...for those who bear/bare witness, 2018. Hand-cut jacquard woven photo tapestry with glitter, appliqués, pins, embellishments, fabric, tassels, acrylic, brooches, glass pearls, and beads, on artist-designed fabric wallpaper, 117 x 136 in. (297.2 x 345.4 cm).


...she saw things she shouldn't have...for those who bear/bare witness, 2018. Hand-cut jacquard woven photo tapestry with glitter, appliqués, pins, embellishments, fabric, tassels, acrylic, brooches, glass pearls, beads, and hand-gilded conch shells with toy coins, on artist-designed fabric wallpaper, 111 x 94 in. (281.9 x 238.8 cm).


...among the flowers between the blades...while the dew is on the roses...for those who bear/bare witness, 2018. Hand-cut jacquard woven photo tapestry with acrylic, trim, embellishments, fabric, giclee print, glitter, beads, pins, brooches, and plastic bugs, on artist-designed fabric wallpaper, 142 x 202 in. (360.7 x 513.1 cm).


...they waited...for those who bear/bare witness, 2018. Hand-cut jacquard woven photo tapestry with glitter, appliqués, beads, trim, brooches, feathered butterflies, fabric, on artist-designed fabric wallpaper, 115 x 72 in. (292.1 x 181.6 cm).


...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, appliqués, beads, trim, brooches, feathered butterflies, fabric, silk flowers, and hand-embellished resin owl on shelf, on artist-designed fabric wallpaper, 130 x 175 in. (328.9 x 444.5 cm).


...in loving memory...for those who bear/bare witness, 2018. Hand-cut jacquard woven photo tapestry with embellishments, trim, pins, tassels, beads, glitter, appliqués, buttons, brooches, fabric, feathered butterflies and funerary wreath, on artist-designed fabric wallpaper, 127 x 92 in. (322.6 x 233.7 cm).


...they wondered what to do...for those who bear/bare witness, 2018. Hand-cut jacquard woven photo tapestry with glitter, appliqués, pins, brooches, embellishments, fabric, tassels, acrylic, glass pearls, beads, 3 hand-embellished resin-based roosters on stands, on artist-designed fabric wallpaper, 112 x 74 in. (284.5 x 188 cm)


...fraught...for those who bear/bare witness, 2018. Hand-cut jacquard woven photo tapestry with glitter, appliqués, beads, trim, brooches, feathered butterflies, beaded cap, fabric, silk flowers, on artist-designed fabric wallpaper, 122 x 148 in. (309.9 x 375.9 cm).


...dignity...for those who bear/bare witness, 2018. Hand-cut paper with hand-cut paper elements, plastic letters, feathered butterflies, and crown, 89 1/2 x 96 3/4 in. (227.3 x 245.8 cm).