Comes from Digging Roots

For her Bishkisché series, Red Star studies and then paints 226 rawhide cases, containers used to transport meat or grain, each isolated against colorful backgrounds. Traditionally fabricated and decorated by the women in her (Apsáalooke / Crow) tribe, they bear unique designs. Each one in the series is named after an Apsáalooke woman that the artist has collected from archival research, resuscitating her name from marginalized histories. This series is emblematic of Red Star’s ongoing research-based practice and conceptual project of honoring the rich legacy of both Apsáalooke women who contributed to her tribe’s aesthetic tradition.

A horizontally oriented acrylic and graphite drawing on brown paper features a central off-white rectangle bisected into symmetrical panels by a vertical line with two small black dots. Bold geometric patterns in red, yellow, cyan, and green decorate each side. Within each panel, a green-bordered square encloses a horizontal cyan diamond. Handwritten text at the bottom margin reads #106 and COMES FROM DIGGING ROOTS.

Comes from Digging Roots

2023

Wendy Red Star

(Apsáalooke/Crow, b. 1981)

America

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