Screenprint, 51 x 68cm, edition of 12.
Siphiwe Mnguni's practice navigates the notion of identity whilst exploring the iconography of the black female nude in relation to her own body. Challenging traditional representations of the figure in western art history, Siphiwe's work is also informed by subconscious thought and her own experiences as a young British-Zimbabwean woman living in south east London.
This series is also inspired by Ghanian ‘Asofo’ flags, which were used during the colonial war, and are characterised by their by their use of simplified shapes as a storytelling vehicle. Siphiwe’s visual language similarly uses distinctive, pared-down forms to communicate narrative about her life. In the making of this limited edition she has enjoyed the challenge of - in her words - ‘playing with the harmony and friction between the mechanism of screenprinting, and the immediacy and magic of drawing’.
Purchased works are usually despatched within three working days.
Screenprint, 51 x 68cm, edition of 12.
Siphiwe Mnguni's practice navigates the notion of identity whilst exploring the iconography of the black female nude in relation to her own body. Challenging traditional representations of the figure in western art history, Siphiwe's work is also informed by subconscious thought and her own experiences as a young British-Zimbabwean woman living in south east London.
This series is also inspired by Ghanian ‘Asofo’ flags, which were used during the colonial war, and are characterised by their by their use of simplified shapes as a storytelling vehicle. Siphiwe’s visual language similarly uses distinctive, pared-down forms to communicate narrative about her life. In the making of this limited edition she has enjoyed the challenge of - in her words - ‘playing with the harmony and friction between the mechanism of screenprinting, and the immediacy and magic of drawing’.
Purchased works are usually despatched within three working days.
