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Anya Paintsil, For Levi: Beware the woman dog and her babies, 2021

Acrylic, wool, human hair, kanekalon hair on hessian 

Welsh-Ghanaian Anya Paintsil’s autobiographical rugs weave together her mixed heritage, as they enmesh wool with kanekalon and human hair (often her own). Rug-hooking is a technique she learnt off her Welsh maternal grandmother, and her works often boast Welsh titles. Yet, their inter-woven, Afro-textured strands also riff on ornamental West African hairdos. Hence, Paintsil’s rugged offerings subtly allude to her experience of growing up Black (but Welsh-speaking) in rural North Wales.

Acutely aware of the textile-based works of feminist artists (e.g. American Judy Chicago’s contentious Dinner Party, 1974–1979), Paintsil deliberately subverts stereotypes of Black-ness, White-ness, race, identity – and belonging.

Wakelin Award 2020 Purchased in partnership with the Friends of Glynn Vivian

Anya Paintsil, For Levi: Beware the woman dog and her babies, 2021 Acrylic, wool, human hair, kanekalon hair on hessian
Anya Paintsil For Levi: Beware the woman dog and her babies, 2021 Acrylic, wool, human hair, kanekalon hair on hessian

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