Inspired by iconic black and white photos, Bisa Butler has created life-size portraits of African Americans in quilts that explode with color. The... Bisa Butler's Quilts Feature Designs So Realistic ...
Her pieces meld old and new, past and future, history and hope. She transforms the traditional craft of quilting into a mosaic of fabric creating... Bisa Butler weaves the Black diaspora together in ...
Click here for the original audio and to read more. Bisa Butler weaves Black history, the Black diaspora and Black life into her quilted portraits. She uses fabric with bright colors to "paint" the ...
Culture Creators held its highly anticipated inaugural Artistry Unveiled dinner in partnership with Bisquit & Dubouché for New York Fashion Week. “Artisty Unveiled” was a gathering of influencers, art ...
Textile artist Bisa Butler was working in her studio in Jersey City, New Jersey, one day when her husband, John Butler, a DJ, played the song “The World Is Yours” by the hip-hop artist Nas. The song ...
The storytelling power of quilting is being celebrated through the latest exhibition crafted by artist Bisa Butler. Titled The World Is Yours is Butler’s beautiful collection of quilts. The show is ...
As we continue to celebrate Black History Month, CBS2's Maurice DuBois met Bisa Butler, an artist who's elevated quilt making to the walls of some of our finest museums.
Bisa Butler is an artist who makes quilts that are so finely detailed they look like paintings. Some art watchers say her Technicolor portraits of Black people are transforming the entire medium of ...
"3ft High And Rising" by Bisa Butler. (Photo by Genevieve Hanson. Courtesy of Bisa Butler and Jeffrey Deitch, New York) Editor's note: This segment was rebroadcast on Nov. 27, 2023. Click here for ...
Hear this interview on our podcast, Here & Now Anytime. Artist Bisa Butler creates vibrant portraits with needle and thread, weaving culture, art and history into electrifying quilts. Butler’s pieces ...