Decoding Betye Saar

Decoding Betye Saar BETYE SAAR by Jane H. Carpenter with Betye Saar Pomegranate Communications, Inc, September 2003 $35.00, ISBN 0-764-92349-8

For more than 50 years, Betye Saar has sought to achieve mastery in her artwork and the maturity to address the African American condition. Her assemblages, collages and installations yield a body of work delicious in color, design and meaning. Hers is a fascinating personal exploration into multiple traditions: the experimental, feminism, and the spiritual. Saar successfully captivates her audiences with a mysteriously illusive yet delicate beauty. This pull from her odd mix of charm and force reveals that we are under the spell of a master …