Animal Band 1920 - 1930

This ‘Animal Band’ was made anonymously, and whenever that happens, I wonder about the process. It’s all about this ribbon, a long looping brown shape with white lines and little tassles that somehow feels both modern and ancient. I imagine the artist carefully weaving this band, maybe thinking about the animals it might adorn, or the stories it might tell. Each thread, each knot, a tiny act of creation. You wonder, what did making this feel like for the artist? Was it a solitary, meditative act, or a communal effort filled with laughter and shared stories? The rhythm of the stripes reminds me of Agnes Martin, but the tassles have a folksy feeling. It's a reminder that artists are always in conversation, picking up threads from the past and weaving them into something new. It's like they're all talking to each other across time, saying, "Hey, I see you, and I'm building on what you did."