Black Lives Matter, 2022

Marita Dingus 

Blades of Change 

Nuclear industrial fan blade (fiberglass), recycled materials 

Available for sale, please inquire

Artist Statement:

Profiles honoring presidents are on pennies, nickels, dimes and quarters. My profile (sculpture) is honoring black people. I am using discarded materials because black people were used in the institution of slavery and then discarded.   

The money we make is only about a tenth of what white people make.  I can not in good conscience buy art materials.  In my mind it does not make sense.  

I am also an environmentalist. I do not want to pollute the earth. Humankind makes plastics, fiberglass, and other toxins. So, we are responsible for dealing with them. I make art out of them.