Climate Shit Drawing 6

Artist Yinka Shonibare MBE (born 1962)

Date2009

MediumInk, Dutch wax cotton printed textile, newsprint and gold foil on paper

Dimensions113 × 237 cm

ClassificationsCollage

Credit LineCollection & image © Hugh Lane Gallery. Purchased, 2016. © Yinka Shonibare.

Object number2059

DescriptionYinka Shonibare explores colonialism and post-colonialism within the contemporary context of globalisation. Climate Shit Drawing 6 deals with climate change. Shonibare collages images of flowers and airplanes, pieces of newspaper and fabric, specifically Dutch or ‘African’ wax printed cotton. Its symbolic link to West African culture and its complex history is crucial to Shonibare’s work. The brightly-coloured, patterned fabric was initially inspired by Indonesian Batik design. It was mass-produced in Holland and then sold to West Africa in the 19th century where it increased in popularity and demand. Shonibare uses the fabric’s history as a metaphor to express his interest in the colonial relationships between Africa and Europe.

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