Ebony G. Patterson's _The Cry_

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Ebony G. Patterson, ...When the Cry Takes Root..., 2020
Hand-cut jacquard woven photo tapestry with appliqués, conch shells, gold leaf, hand-cast glass, lace, resin, polymer clay, porcelain, jewelry, fabric, glitter, grommets and hooks
49 1/4 x 236 1/4 x 192 7/8 in
125 x 600 x 490 cm
Entering The Threads We Follow, I was seduced by the way curator Maya Brooks placed Ebony G. Patterson's monumental peacock coming toward me like the prow of a monumental dress.  
Cinderella meets the Wicked Witch of the west, plastic meets glass, infinite variety meets endless repetition and tedious detail meets flat form.  Wires draw up the train to reveal the whimsical horror, the final contradiction. 

Ebony G. Patterson, ...When the Cry Takes Root..., 2020 
Ebony G. Patterson, ...When the Cry Takes Root..., 2020

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