It's everywhere I look as of late in the art of--Ituen Basi, Artaya, Boxing Kitten & Yinka Shonibare. If you say you don't think you know what Dutch Wax Cloth is...you do. It's the OTHER stereotypical African fabric that ISN'T Kente Cloth---it's the OTHER fabric you probably see everywhere... I guess you could probably call it very M.I.A. if wanted to. As in, Maya Arulpragasam. To me it's Hotness. Roots. Color, Movement. Pride. all in one. If you've never heard of Ituen Basi, Dana Ayanna Greaves, a local DC artist (aka ArtisticAya or Artaya) the Boxing Kitten or Yinka Shonibare I would encourage you to check them out---they're all awesome.
Ituen Basi, http://www.ituenbasi.co.uk/
Boxing Kitten, http://boxingkitten.com
ArtAya, http://artisticaya.com
Yinka Shonibare, MBE, http://www.yinkashonibarembe.com/
Maya Arulpragasam, aka M.I.A.
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