Yashua Klos Chicago, Illinois, born 1977
Tyla, 2021
Woodblock print on muslin, acrylic, graphite, Japanese rice paper, spray paint, and wood, mounted on canvas
97 1/2 x 109 1/2 inches
247.7 x 278.1 cm
247.7 x 278.1 cm
'One of my woodblock print heroes, Elizabeth Catlett, made an iconic work titled 'Sharecropper' (1952). It’s a direct and powerful image of a woman wearing a straw hat sun hat...
"One of my woodblock print heroes, Elizabeth Catlett, made an iconic work titled 'Sharecropper' (1952). It’s a direct and powerful image of a woman wearing a straw hat sun hat with regality. I found a photo of my cousin Tyla wearing a similar hat and I was compelled to follow in Catlett’s footsteps with this imagery." —Yashua Klos
