Tschabalala Self unveils a majestic limited edition embroidery.
Yellow Sapphire is inspired by the original artwork Sapphire (2015), an important early work. The composition is built from the artist's signature blend of paint and collaged fabric, a technique that she’s been developing for the past 10 years through studio experimentation. In Yellow Sapphire the collage and assemblage found in Self’s paintings are rendered through the use of embroidery. Self's work investigates the corporeal boundaries of the human existence through the lens her own identity politic as a Black-American woman
This textile edition is presented as a stretched and framed canvas, comprising nearly 208,076 stitches in over 35 colours on mustard-coloured suede, made in close collaboration with the artist.
