John Outterbridge - Broken Dance, Ethnic Heritage Series

Outterbridge is an African american artist who is also a civil rights activist his work revolves around the affects of slavery, its history and the cultural revolution that took place in the 60's and 70's. Outterbridge collects broken glass,rusty steel and other materials from various locations making his work multimedia. 

H is work attracts me because he uses unwanted materials but assembles them so well that they appear polished in a sense.