About The Work
The lotus flower is a divine symbol in Buddhist and Hindu traditions, representing the purity of the soul and the detachment of the body and mind from earthly concerns. The lotus is a motif central to Sanford Biggers's artistic practice, which he likens to a visceral, pre-conscious notion of art-making where being open to "unknown possibilities" and to improvisation are key.
Lotus (3) seems to be a detailed and beautiful image reminiscent of traditional woodcuts. Closer inspection, however, reveals that the intricate patterns decorating the lotus are actually representations of thousands of men and women bound fast within its petals. The shape of each petal and the configuration of the bodies within correspond to an eighteenth-century diagram that shows the layout of human cargo in slave ships crossing from Africa to America.
About Sanford Biggers
From The Magazine
- Interviews & Features: IFPDA Print Fair Preview - An Interview with The LeRoy Neiman Center for Print Studies
- Interviews & Features: Wise Words From Ten Artworld Insiders
- Art 101: 5 Unbeweavable Textile Artists You Needle to Know
- Art 101: The 'Vitamin T' List: 113 Artists on the Cutting-Edge of Textile Art
- News & Events: 4 Reason to Collect Sanford Biggers's 'Lotus' Print
Archival pigments on fine art rag paper
20.00 x 16.00 in
50.8 x 40.6 cm
This work comes with a Certificate of Authenticity and an artist signed label on verso.
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About The Work
The lotus flower is a divine symbol in Buddhist and Hindu traditions, representing the purity of the soul and the detachment of the body and mind from earthly concerns. The lotus is a motif central to Sanford Biggers's artistic practice, which he likens to a visceral, pre-conscious notion of art-making where being open to "unknown possibilities" and to improvisation are key.
Lotus (3) seems to be a detailed and beautiful image reminiscent of traditional woodcuts. Closer inspection, however, reveals that the intricate patterns decorating the lotus are actually representations of thousands of men and women bound fast within its petals. The shape of each petal and the configuration of the bodies within correspond to an eighteenth-century diagram that shows the layout of human cargo in slave ships crossing from Africa to America.
About Sanford Biggers
From The Magazine
- Interviews & Features: IFPDA Print Fair Preview - An Interview with The LeRoy Neiman Center for Print Studies
- Interviews & Features: Wise Words From Ten Artworld Insiders
- Art 101: 5 Unbeweavable Textile Artists You Needle to Know
- Art 101: The 'Vitamin T' List: 113 Artists on the Cutting-Edge of Textile Art
- News & Events: 4 Reason to Collect Sanford Biggers's 'Lotus' Print
- This print contains a border as dictated by the artist to allow for framing and the quoted dimensions are for the paper size and not the printed size of the image itself.
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