Flags and Banners

Artist, London and Paris

Damien Poulain - tiphaine-illustration

Stitched prior to the 2017 Inauguration. Ransom Note Font. Used in several marches. Fear is the ultimate Liar and will excuse atrocities. Fear the Lies used to divide and control us. "The enemy is fear. We think it is hate; but it is fear." Gandhi

Swedish artist and designer, Moki Cherry This textile art would be a great project to create using scraps and small pieces of fabric. The mix of lettering and symbols is really interesting and the use of different fabrics

The will you fly or will you vanish (dragon), is a quilt made with football jerseys by artist Hank Willis Thomas - 2018 This artwork references both the function and design aesthetics of Asafo flags. #asafoflags #hankwillisthomas #artexhibition #art #embroidery #asafo #folkart

drapeau maison

While doing the editorial project I remembered a book I found in college last year about Ghanaian flags (Asafo! African Flags of the Fante, Thames and Hudson) (There are some really great illustrations of fishing). I got the book and the use of colour and simple shapes are incredible. Most images are reduced down to their most simple forms. Some images are quite abstract and surreal while others are very literal. Scale is played with a lot. The simple shapes and bright colours mean the...

Asafo Flag – African Folk Art #asafoflags #asafoflag #interior #interiordesign #design #decor #roomdecor #bedroomdecor #interiorideas #art #folkart #bedroomideas #colorfuldecor #fish #outsiderart #africantextiles #ghana #ghanaart #capecoast

fante asafo

The Peppertree, vintage Asafo flag c. 1950s (source) To understand recent Ghanaian history, flags are not a bad place to start. Ghana was under colonial rule by Britain until 1957, but the Portuguese first arrived on the Gold Coast in the 15th century, starting a centuries-long trade industry in

Asafo flag banner, Fante people, Ghana

(#132) A Fante Asafo Flag,Ghana

Asafo Flag, N°2 Company; created_by_Akwa_Osei; Ghana, Fante people; ca.1900, Cotton and rayon, embroidery_and appliqué