art from found and recycled objects?, yea, we've heard of it,



BUT

El Anatsui,

is a fantastic (and one of the best known) artist from Africa (Ghana)

and brings a new level of politics to his recycled materials (I think)

more images

I have been meaning to post this ever since I posted Kelly Gough's blanket,

particularly his blankets, which are rendered with so much care and traditional craft

I saw one piece at the met last fall and could have stared at it

for hours,