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Artistic dissection
March 23, 2007
Through two 35-foot hand-illustrated tapestries and a slideshow, “worker bees” from the Beehive Design Collective, a political arts organization, explained the complex issues of globalization facing Latin America at an event last week.
Three members of the non-profit, volunteer-driven organization explained the metaphors and stories behind the tapestries’ illustrations to a group of about 50 students. The group uses the images to expose the effects of colonization and also illuminate how single issues are interconnected.
At the PLU event, the presenters dissected the two murals’ details and facts through a slideshow. Various pieces of the murals were highlighted, while the artists explained the issue and connected it to the “bigger picture.”
The arts organization travels the country and uses their tapestries as educational tools. The tapestries were developed after a group of artists traveled around Latin America and talked with community members about the effects of globalization on their situation. The artists then hand-illustrated those stories, using visual metaphors featuring characters from the plant and animal world native to the region.
To learn more, visit www.beehivecollective.org.
At the PLU event, the presenters dissected the two murals’ details and facts through a slideshow. Various pieces of the murals were highlighted, while the artists explained the issue and connected it to the “bigger picture.”
The arts organization travels the country and uses their tapestries as educational tools. The tapestries were developed after a group of artists traveled around Latin America and talked with community members about the effects of globalization on their situation. The artists then hand-illustrated those stories, using visual metaphors featuring characters from the plant and animal world native to the region.
To learn more, visit www.beehivecollective.org.