In Pursuit of Color Home Olga de Amaral

Olga de Amaral

the line invokes Pre-Columbian art and culture

Jennifer Packer

bowl or table for serving

and includes a section of reprinted texts selected by the artist

In Pursuit of Color Home Olga de AmaralOver the centuries our manipulation of the natural world has resulted in an explosion of synthetic dye production and application globally. To gain insight into the history of how folk practices have been lost and technical processes found, anthropologist and textile artist Lauren MacDonald explores a practice that is both ancient and wholly modern: coloring cloth. The pursuit of color has long spurred economic and social contest, and through this