03/12/2026
A Facelift/repost oopsie !
Weaver's Revolt (after Kathe Kollwitz)
Kathe Kollwitz’ 1898 etching "Revolt by the Gates of a Park," depicts a group of weavers uprising. Workers hurl cobble stones and axes toward the gate of the manufacturer’s home in protest of poor working conditions and low wages. I isolated one of her frail figures, "weaving" them into an assemblage of textiles and decorative art motifs inspired by the Gilded Age––an unprecedented time of wealth inequality, rigid social hierarchy, and rampant corporate corruption. The social tensions of this era parallel contemporary discord, evidenced by today’s concentration of wealth, billionaire class, and systems of power.
oil on canvas, 30x36