Verte Pour Sidy by Abdoulaye Konate structures its vertical composition by layering strips of sewn cotton cloth. These are each hand-dyed in monochromatic greens, whites, yellows, and reds or with batik patterns. The artist, who first trained in his native Mali and then at the Instituto Superior de Art (ISA) in Havana, has described his interest in using fabric as both pragmatic and conceptual. Cotton fabric is produced in Mali and more readily available than oil paint on canvas. Konate is also directly interested in paying homage to traditional Malian textile aesthetics. His placement of these pieces of color in horizontal bands recall the linear structuring of woven cloth. They create a central vertical shape that references local cruciform amulets used for protection and healing, while at the same time representing an abstraction of the human figure.