Cloth c. 20th century

This textile artwork, 'Cloth', of unknown date, was woven by a Yoruba artist. I think of how the artist made this piece, the slow and deliberate process of weaving, how each thread intersects with another. Look at how they have used pink and purple colours, set against bright bands of blue. It feels like the artist wanted to experiment with colour in a way that’s both systematic and expressive. The colours shift across the surface, and I get a sense of the artist enjoying the process, embracing the grid structure while working against it, creating something organic and structured at the same time.