El Anatsui's richly colored, luxuriant tapestries bind together carefully manipulated bottle caps using copper wire. Anatsui is a Ghanian based contemporary artist whose work reflects complex modern challenges – overconsumption and consumerism, recycling, Africa’s post-colonial struggle, and the relationship of African cultures and traditions to the Western world. His work has been attributed as an inspiration to major fashion houses like Gucci and Missoni. El Anatsui's practice of meticulously binding together found objects in many ways reflects Gabriella Cortese's technique of stitching handmade embroidery at Antik Batik. Just as there are thousands of ways of bending, twisting and assembling discarded bottle caps, there are also thousands of ways of embroidering sequins.
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