Sharon Kerry Harlan, On the Face of It All, 2016

2016

Medium

whole cloth cotton, cotton batting; screenprinted, machine pieced and quilted

Dimensions

180.3 × 259.1 cm

Status

In Gallery Collection

Collect24 Art ID

C24-506449

Sharon Kerry-Harlan is known for her elaborate large-scale textile works, collages, and paintings that capture the music of human experience through its various shapes, patterns, and perspectives. She’s a master at weaving together the many disparate voices of past, present, and future, from the Black human faces presented in her art quilts to the rusted outlines of farming equipment preserved in her original “rust-dyed” textile patterns. Her work explores elements of her ancestry while resonating with a clear understanding of both the chaos and the order of modern, metropolitan life. “As an artist, I have a sense of obligation to leave a mark behind—to let future generations know what is happening and how it’s happening. It’s important to preserve information from a variety of sources, not just those in power.” — Sharon Kerry Harlan