Abstract (C003121)
Provenance : [Propriété non datée]
- This work has been kindly donated by the artist
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Notes : Dr Esther Mahlangu (b.1935, South Africa) is a multi-award-winning visual artist, and much loved South African cultural ambassador. She was taught the art of house painting by her mother and grandmother as per the tradition of the Ndebele nation. A visionary and disruptor from an early age, Dr Mahlangu recognised that by reimagining and expanding on the geometric patterns typically used to decorate houses onto contemporary mediums she could create artworks that were transportable and more accessible to global audiences. Abstract (C003121) is a geometric painting that follows the laws of sacred geometry. Patterns, shapes, and colours are applied in flat acrylic paint in order to create balance and harmony. Straight black lines work to outline the shapes of bold colours and the white of the canvas remains untouched to provide an uncluttered background that works to accentuate the painted areas. Her work is laced with the wisdom of her ancestors, depicting the legacy of her mother, and her grandmother before her.
Condition_report : Structure: The work is executed on canvas and stretched with standard woods stretchers. Surface: The surface of the work is stable.
