Artist Bisa Butler on creating new narratives through "portrait quilts"

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  • Artist Bisa Butler has been called a modern-day Griot - but instead of using words to tell stories, she uses stitches and cloth. Her quilts have graced the covers of magazines and she created the striking illustration for the soon-to-be-released book "Unbound," the memoir of activist and Me Too movement founder Tarana Burke. Nancy Chen reports.
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  • @Native-Kitty
    @Native-Kitty 2 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    To say that her work is stunning is an understatement. There’s no word in the English language to describe how beautiful her art is.

    • @sonyamims5600
      @sonyamims5600 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      BRAVO!!

    • @mauricepowers3804
      @mauricepowers3804 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      You said it so well I totally agree with you❤❤❤❤❤

  • @laneatkinson6441
    @laneatkinson6441 2 ปีที่แล้ว +51

    Her work is breathtaking, she is incredibly talented!! I also love the cause she is working for. Would love to see her work in person one day!

  • @breezluize3282
    @breezluize3282 2 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    In addition to her exceptional artwork, she also dresses wonderfully vibrantly.

  • @thePryceofPearlz
    @thePryceofPearlz ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Her art is beyond human. She vibrates on a higher level and her work reflects that. I've never seen anything this vivid..this emotional in a long....ever! God Bless her.

  • @willowhilldesigns7
    @willowhilldesigns7 2 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    What a talented and beautiful artist! As a quilt maker, I can appreciate all that went into such gorgeous work!

  • @buildtherobots
    @buildtherobots 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    As the daughter and granddaughter of artists and quilters I really appreciate seeing the transition of viewing quilts as utilitarian craft to being seen as the works of fine art that they are

  • @graceanthony
    @graceanthony หลายเดือนก่อน

    To me, her work represents American Ingenuity, Creativity and Excellence. Excellent quilts, Ms. Butler.

  • @bambooblue74
    @bambooblue74 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Beautiful, responsible, powerful and intelligent work!

  • @dianevetter4260
    @dianevetter4260 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thank you, for sharing Ms. Butler's work. How extraordinary. What stunning memory pieces.

  • @MistaMillionz763
    @MistaMillionz763 2 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    One of the nicest people in the world and an amazing talent. Love her and her work!

    • @lobiesoso
      @lobiesoso 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Very beautiful, I hope her work will comes to the museum in the Netherlands. I wíl sure go to see her work. It is very special

    • @noble604
      @noble604 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      She seems so sweet with her power. She reminds me of Venus Williams in her carriage. Beautiful

  • @hottafyah6278
    @hottafyah6278 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Absolutely Amazing Art! Such a beautiful soul

  • @lisarose5685
    @lisarose5685 2 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    Amazing art.
    Wow
    Thank you Bisa Butler for telling these stories in such a powerful way

  • @keomalahamer108
    @keomalahamer108 2 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    WOW! I am so in aweee, motivated and inspired!
    I haven't touched my brushes, canvas, pad and pencils in way over 10yrs....I keep saying I will, will, I will but still haven't...but now! I really must!
    I would love to see her work in person!
    Side note: I am the first to comment on this post❤️
    Sending love, positivity and all things great to each and everyone who may engage in this tread.

  • @oguzo.117
    @oguzo.117 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I came across her exhibition in Art Institute of Chicago by chance and ran to museum shop to find its book. It was so striking and monumental. In any method, technique or medium... her way of illustrating her subjects is one of the most striking example of portraiture in any sense, or era. This is a kind of art you have to see in person, both in craftmanship and context.

  • @mauricepowers3804
    @mauricepowers3804 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    My name is Maurice, but I am a white woman and an artist. Ms. Butler's art moves me to tears, so real, the colors, the beautiful fabrics, especially the people...all brought to life with her loving heart and hands!!! ❤❤❤❤❤ I only wish I could see them in person!!!!

  • @thaddineswifteagle7626
    @thaddineswifteagle7626 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I LOVE LOVE LOVE her!!!!!!!!!

  • @kitsonk717
    @kitsonk717 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I saw this exhibit in Chicago in July. It is awesome and I was in awe of her work. Amazing! Bravo Ms. Butler, you are more than worthy.

    • @cherylanderson9126
      @cherylanderson9126 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I also her exhibit in Chicago and was blown away by the colors, the stunning craftsmanship.

  • @macywacy7384
    @macywacy7384 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Just stunning! A great artist 🎨!

  • @neecywatson8250
    @neecywatson8250 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    She is Amazing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!❤️❤️❤️

  • @rrnn6472
    @rrnn6472 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Truly creative - what innovation!👏🙌

  • @richclayton5785
    @richclayton5785 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Art is craft with soul, this woman hit's it out of the park!

  • @lzrd8460
    @lzrd8460 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Yes, dear Ms Butler, we are all human beings. Your work is touching me so deeply as I watch this video. I am not a person of colour but I agree so much with what you are saying about people, about connecting unknowns to the present by honouring them in your work. Your work is beyond words yet how you explain it is equally as beautiful. You are a true artist. God bless. 🙏🥰

  • @alletabaltes8088
    @alletabaltes8088 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Incredible. Truly inspirational on many levels.

  • @phaedra-mypaintedhut110
    @phaedra-mypaintedhut110 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I could have never imagined this type of art. Absolutely spectacular!!!!

  • @toranusorousrex
    @toranusorousrex 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    She tells so much, with something I as an American take for granted everyday... Fabric as a medium... Bisa Butler is a genius to say the least... To say the most, she has changed completely how and what I choose to evoke through my own art.

  • @janespitfire9884
    @janespitfire9884 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    This video and informiation makes me teary eyed because my mother and her mother were great at making quilts. It is truly beautiful! She is so talented! Thank you Ms Butler

  • @christinalynn8143
    @christinalynn8143 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Top Notch Talent. Hopefully she receives International recognition for her creations.

  • @clairef.shepard2776
    @clairef.shepard2776 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Genius, pure genius! So emotional, extraordinary artist!

  • @tuffybuf
    @tuffybuf 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Great piece! Such a talented and thoughtful artist.

  • @artbyamitabhakta
    @artbyamitabhakta 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Truly talented artist, beautiful work of art.

  • @stellasaturnino7203
    @stellasaturnino7203 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Fantastic...beautiful! You are a genius Bisa, your talent is God's amazing gift to you! Praise Him!!! ❤️❤️❤️

  • @sherylclark3847
    @sherylclark3847 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Incredible , amazing. hearts of the people.

  • @GratitudeGriot
    @GratitudeGriot 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I'm such a HUGE fan of Ms. Butler's work. She's truly an inspiration. She accepted my invitation to connect on Linkedin a couple years back and I still haven't messaged her to say thank you. I'm a bit starstruck and don't actually know what to say. I enjoy working with textiles in my artwork too, but my pieces are nowhere near as stunning as what she does

  • @elizabethboman3137
    @elizabethboman3137 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    😍😍🔥🔥 wow wow wow!!

  • @annzeeg4217
    @annzeeg4217 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Amazing

  • @bhamgathering
    @bhamgathering 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    AMAZING!!!!

  • @christinalynn8143
    @christinalynn8143 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    STUNNING works of art.

  • @ekaterinas.1330
    @ekaterinas.1330 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    These people are on fire with life and so real!

  • @oceanrock733
    @oceanrock733 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Spectacular!!!

  • @choganvz796
    @choganvz796 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Inspiring!

  • @natashasherman4458
    @natashasherman4458 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    This woman is so talented you can see it shine through her work.

  • @jhowell833
    @jhowell833 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I would LOVE to watch her work! So amazing! And I'm reading The Warmth of Other Suns.

  • @lindaweigel5857
    @lindaweigel5857 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Stunningly magnificent!

  • @janicestephens5802
    @janicestephens5802 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Beautiful. I like that outfit too!

  • @pamelapolk7128
    @pamelapolk7128 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Absolutely Powerful and just breath taking!!

  • @savannah58
    @savannah58 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    WOW!!!

  • @noble604
    @noble604 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Just gorgeous. Thank you for sharing this gift!

  • @angelapleasants8285
    @angelapleasants8285 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I only have one word, MAGNIFICENT!

  • @human-qp1mf
    @human-qp1mf 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Amazing...
    I'd need a bigger work place!

  • @toriamartan3295
    @toriamartan3295 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    WOW Thank you Artist Bisa Butler for sticking with your choice art form,yes your work art & very important right up there with all the rest of them and should be a part of art & design studies. So wonderful indeed, I definitely, totally understand.

  • @bobby12348
    @bobby12348 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    This is beautiful I have got to get that book.❤ She does look like she could be in her own book.😍💃🏿

  • @lightuponlight6727
    @lightuponlight6727 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Stunning....

  • @minervagalvez5937
    @minervagalvez5937 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I SEE MYSELF IN HER QUILTS, THANK YOU.

  • @lazlomattachine8334
    @lazlomattachine8334 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Wonderfully beautiful work!

  • @blackirisvtg143
    @blackirisvtg143 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Mind blowing-ly stunning. Art and craft and soul. Lovely! Would love to see in person.

  • @juanitaclaiborne9921
    @juanitaclaiborne9921 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Her work is incredibly

  • @CurlsandThings
    @CurlsandThings 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Just beautiful !

  • @claudiaorgill4785
    @claudiaorgill4785 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    A work of art, so beautiful

  • @DawnOldham
    @DawnOldham 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I just can’t imagine how she creates these pieces! How does she get all of the color changes to create faces from fabric? Color me amazed!

    • @marriejames01
      @marriejames01 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I’m glad it’s so complicated that way people can’t easily rip her off.

  • @stevenhunter3212
    @stevenhunter3212 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    A phenomenal exhibit!

  • @sharonneth4231
    @sharonneth4231 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    She is remarkable and her work is mind blowing! I hope that all people will see her for the message that she depicts in the eyes of here portraits? We all need to elevate people who work with their hands and make beauty of all kinds! 👍

  • @gerrimason830
    @gerrimason830 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Absolutely beautiful!

  • @EpitomeofALady22
    @EpitomeofALady22 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    What beautiful work!

  • @MrPersonindc
    @MrPersonindc 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Beautiful!!

  • @carrieragsdale8797
    @carrieragsdale8797 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Amazing talent and vision❤❤❤

  • @ItsKells
    @ItsKells ปีที่แล้ว

    Saw Bisa’s work up close at Art Basel Miami Beach this year. STUNNING is an understatement 😍

    • @ItsKells
      @ItsKells ปีที่แล้ว

      Also saw her work in person this year at the Perez Art Museum in Miami ❤

  • @cherryleger2104
    @cherryleger2104 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Incredible work!

  • @michelemaliano7860
    @michelemaliano7860 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I’ve made my clothes since I was 11 years old. I’ve tried my hand at quilting. These works of art are too beautiful for words.

  • @stellaejoseph7729
    @stellaejoseph7729 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I am speechless. This is beyond imagination

  • @boyroyboy226
    @boyroyboy226 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Powerful work.

  • @CometPartyTV
    @CometPartyTV ปีที่แล้ว

    So so SO lucky I got to see the Harlem Hellfighters piece at the Renwick/Smithsonian!!! Absolute masterpiece. It's really neat to see it as a WIP in this interview 🤩

  • @lauraswan8647
    @lauraswan8647 ปีที่แล้ว

    I loved it all ..very unique and so imaginative

  • @llfsmith1
    @llfsmith1 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    This is phenomenal. Wow

  • @birdie4223
    @birdie4223 ปีที่แล้ว

    Just speechless ☀️

  • @jessicatexasjh
    @jessicatexasjh ปีที่แล้ว

    Just stunning

  • @deb5710
    @deb5710 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Love her work!

  • @donnaholland1061
    @donnaholland1061 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Amazing talent!

  • @winterlongmire501
    @winterlongmire501 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I wish I could afford them

  • @Linda_Lineo_Mvusi
    @Linda_Lineo_Mvusi 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I’m in AWE .... 🤎🤎🤎

  • @evelyncaruso4441
    @evelyncaruso4441 ปีที่แล้ว

    Beautiful!

  • @erichwilliams4604
    @erichwilliams4604 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Absolutely amazing!!!😍❤🙏🏼

  • @Piggyloverskibi69
    @Piggyloverskibi69 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Can someone like this so I can go back to this video

  • @susanhoward5479
    @susanhoward5479 ปีที่แล้ว

    Fantastic work

  • @brandiealeman9377
    @brandiealeman9377 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Awesome

  • @bossydiva707
    @bossydiva707 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Inspiring

  • @mariaonyegbule931
    @mariaonyegbule931 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Beautiful

  • @gabriellechilton5902
    @gabriellechilton5902 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Love Bisa.

  • @wellnative1
    @wellnative1 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Wow!

  • @MegOtto4268
    @MegOtto4268 ปีที่แล้ว

    Tip your hat to a modern Frida Ringgold. Beautiful work!

  • @sistertonyah8039
    @sistertonyah8039 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    ❤️❤️❤️

  • @shannonduffy5973
    @shannonduffy5973 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    The work induces thought. What words were spoken and influences made before black families decided to migrate north? A 1941 drive from North Carolina wasn't up the interstate. It was through towns and communities. Were they afraid? As they experienced "new" things, road signs and people, what did they think. Were they hungry? Were people kind to them? Did they see other families in their yards, clothes drying outside, the smell of salt marsh, smokestack, forest or backyard fires. Were their first encounters with northerners intriguing? Did they sense apprehension? Was there a conversation, words spoken that quelled fears. Did they experience promise?

  • @kathyhardyjones6757
    @kathyhardyjones6757 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I was able to see her exhibit at the Institute of Art in Chicago by chance while going to see the Obama Portraits in August 2021. I think she was a bigger draw than theirs.

  • @aadezo4607
    @aadezo4607 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Duke Christopher.

  • @laurac.b.devlin8605
    @laurac.b.devlin8605 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    thinking faith ringgold

  • @howardcarterrt3645
    @howardcarterrt3645 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Beautiful work but no shout to Faith

  • @steveconn
    @steveconn 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Too much red against blue. Gimmicky. Plays the race and gender card to foist its importance. The new Candyman actually a greater artistic statement on race.

    • @cjenkins8785
      @cjenkins8785 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Steve Conn, what colors of fabric would you choose for your quilted portrait?

    • @sonyamims5600
      @sonyamims5600 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Your opinion is not worthy to be on the page of this art reflection! I am curious as to how much artistic flair you possess. Don't be jealous of the God given talent she has been given! YOU, need to be thankful that God even lets you breathe HIS air! I loathe ignorant, jealous bullies!

    • @bobby12348
      @bobby12348 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      That's her art not yours she can do what she wants with her art. Stop hating loser.🧑🏿‍🦱💪🏿