Sarape Aztlan
- Artist
- Anne Bossert
- Year
- 2009
- Location
- Northside Aztlan Center
- Description
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The Northern Colorado Multicultural Corporation (NCMC) has gifted a commissioned artwork, “Sarape Aztlan” to the City of Fort Collins’ Northside Aztlan Community Center. The NCMC commissioned local artist Anne Bossert to create artwork for the building. The design for the colorful 6' × 13' artwork was inspired by Mexican sarape weaving and is made out of dyed plywoods, corrugated steel, pieced and dyed fabric, with various screws and washers as functional design elements. “Sarape Aztlan” reflects the work of NCMC over the years; and they are delighted to provide this gift to the Center and to the community.
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Inspired by Mexican sarape weaving, this artwork by Anne Bossert is constructed of dyed wood, metal, and cloth.
The approximately 6'? 13' Sarape Aztlan is made of layers of brightly colored plywood dyed with fiber reactive dyes. Clothing and fabric donations were dyed and sewn together to form the central design element. Corrugated steel pieces are used as design accents.
Artist Anne Bossert with Sarape Aztlan in the stairwell of the Northside Aztlan Community Center