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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 30 พ.ย. 2024
- Cary Sherburne of What They Think interviewsTayo Ayelowo
"I AM THE EARTH" - at Green Grads 2024, Yorkton Workshop, London.
Tayo’s exuberant large-scale textile compositions vividly celebrate nature and animals and are intricately crafted from meticulously-cut scraps of discarded Dutch wax prints, with their bold distinctive graphics, of the type historically exported to West Africa, the artist’s homeland. “I can feel the history of these fabrics through my hands.” Etched pieces of scrap wood enhance the effect. “I advocate for nature through art. My work is my personal reaction to the effects of global warming. It evokes positive dialogues and suggests repurposing waste. The Earth deserves a chance to survive long after we are gone. I believe passionately in earth preservation and my art is my weapon for the needed change.”
MFA Fine Art, London Metropolitan University, 2024
@tayoayelowo
WHAT IS GREEN GRADS?
GreenGrads, is a ground-breaking initiative founded by Barbara Chandler and Michael Czerwinski with the bold mission of nurturing the next generation of sustainable designers, product creatives, and environmental engineers. It offers a unique platform to promote and support young innovators, fostering a vibrant community where ideas thrive, and real-world impact is made.
HERE IS WHAT OUR GREEN GRADS SAY ABOUT US:
“Our generation is part of tomorrow’s solution.”
“I am just so happy to be a GREEN GRAD - it’s joining me up with so many other like- minded creatives and I feel so much more effective!”
“We graduates can work outside industry and show it’s urgent to act now.”
“We makers must consider the impact of our design, and help others to do the same.”
“I am a GREEN GRAD because design is a game changer for social and environmental injustice.”
“We GREEN GRADS combine technology with activism.”
Who supports Green Grads:
*Special Thanks to Texintel, Fespa and Epson for their ongoing sponsorship, with an ear for Eco Textiles and of course: Anglepoise, Another Country, Benchmark, Camira, Case Furniture, Design Centre Chelsea Harbour (our headline sponsor), Designers Guild, Epson, Heal’s, Informare, Epson UK, Ercol, FESPA, Imageco, Little Red Rooster, Naturalmat, Nick Munro, Planit-ie, PriestmanGoode, Prinfab, SCP, Tom Faulkner, Urge Collective, Viaduct, Zetteler PR
