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“Woman Shooting Cherry Blossoms” (2019), unique fiberglass sculpture, Dutch wax printed cotton textile, bespoke hand-colored globe, steel, brass, zamak, wood, resin, and silk, 244 x 193 x 436 centimeters. All images © Yinka Shonibare CBE, by Stephen White
Influences
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Yinka Shonibare CBE: Suspended States
“Suspended States addresses the suspension of boundaries, whether psychological, physical, or geographical — all boundaries of nationhood are in a state of suspense. This is an exhibition in which Western iconography is reimagined and interrogated, at a moment in history when Nationalism, protectionism and hostility towards foreigners is on the rise.” – Yinka Shonibare CBE
Artist and Summer Exhibition co-ordinator Yinka Shonibare RA discusses his work Unintended Sculpture (Donatello's David and Ife Head) at the 2021 show.
Royal Academy of Arts. (2021, December 22). Yinka Shonibare | Unintended Sculpture [Video]. YouTube. https://youtu.be/2_3nbMflM_E?si=8K5l50zGCLhjPvl5
Yinka Shonibare MBE: FABRIC--ATION features over 30 vibrant works from the period 2002 -- 2013 including sculpture, film, photography, painting and collage, with many works never before seen in the UK.
Yorkshire Sculpture Park. (2013, July 2). Yinka Shonibare MBE: FABRIC--ATION [Video]. YouTube. https://youtu.be/zQHPkeedrpU?si=rkg5U-CYph_WV5D5
The Art Story Foundation. (n.d.). Yinka Shonibare paintings, bio, ideas. The Art Story. https://www.theartstory.org/artist/shonibare-yinka/
Context
A “Wind Sculpture” by visual artist Yinka Shonibare was recently installed in front of the National Museum of African Art in Washington, D.C. It’s the seventh in Shonibare's series of vibrantly colored and patterned public artworks that are made of fiberglass, but look like cloth. Jeffrey Brown talks to Shonibare about his interest in depicting globalization and what he asks of his viewers.
PBS. (2017, January 12). Depicting colonialism and globalization through art ‘full of contradiction’ [Video]. YouTube. https://youtu.be/FSAne1Ow5rM?si=fccvyFizRSueyKKl
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Yinka Shonibare
From the art museum La Biennale di Venezia exhibition of the artist's series Refugee Astronaut. Includes images of the statue.
Artist Yinka Shonibare looks at the impact of imperial ambition in his new exhibition Suspended States at London's Serpentine Gallery.
Sky News. (2024, April 13). Artist Yinka Shonibare's new exhibition and the impact of imperial ambition [Video]. YouTube. https://youtu.be/2WeChWDQMqw?si=iHDwlhQf1t74EqzQ
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Yinka Shonibare: Navigating Identity Through Cultural Interchange
Yinka Shonibare explores colonialism, authenticity, identity, and power relations through his paintings, photographs, videos, and installations.