Mayflower, All Flowers, a woodcut print with fabric collage was created by Yinka Shonibare CBE in 2020 and is included in the Art Without Borders auction to benefit The National Academy of Arts Ukraine. The fundraiser is organised by the Natalia Cole Foundation with support of The Royal Academy of Arts.
Created to mark the 400th anniversary of the sailing of the Mayflower ship to America, Mayflower, All Flowers, explores the principles of democracy, equality and human rights. The sails of the iconic ship are decorated with Shonibare's signature material, ‘African’ batik fabric. This brightly coloured fabric was inspired by Indonesian design, mass-produced by the Dutch and eventually sold to the colonies in West Africa. In the 1960s, the material became a new emblem of African identity and independence. For the artist, the history of the fabric serves as a metaphor for migration and cross-cultural connections.
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