Siphiwe Mnguni, For Those Who Are In Transition (04), 2023
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 unframed screenprint, printed in nine colours, is Siphiwe’s first limited edition print, and was launched by Oliver Projects at the 2023 Woolwich Contemporary Print Fair. It continues the artist’s ‘For Those Who Are In Transition’ series which explores - in her words - ‘what you want to take forward with you from the past, and what you want to leave behind’.
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’.
Siphiwe gained a BA (Hons) in Fashion, Textiles and Interiors at the University for the Creative Arts, Farnham (2012 – 2015) with a focus upon print design. Alongside her artistic practice she currently works full time for the arts and mental health charity Hospital Rooms as a project curator leading workshops and managing large-scale artist commissions in hospitals. She was included in a group exhibition with Tart Gallery, London, in December 2021 and her works on paper are held in several private collections. Oliver Projects was proud to show her work in group exhibitions in 2022 and 2023. Siphiwe lives in Forest Hill, south east London.
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 unframed screenprint, printed in nine colours, is Siphiwe’s first limited edition print, and was launched by Oliver Projects at the 2023 Woolwich Contemporary Print Fair. It continues the artist’s ‘For Those Who Are In Transition’ series which explores - in her words - ‘what you want to take forward with you from the past, and what you want to leave behind’.
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’.
Siphiwe gained a BA (Hons) in Fashion, Textiles and Interiors at the University for the Creative Arts, Farnham (2012 – 2015) with a focus upon print design. Alongside her artistic practice she currently works full time for the arts and mental health charity Hospital Rooms as a project curator leading workshops and managing large-scale artist commissions in hospitals. She was included in a group exhibition with Tart Gallery, London, in December 2021 and her works on paper are held in several private collections. Oliver Projects was proud to show her work in group exhibitions in 2022 and 2023. Siphiwe lives in Forest Hill, south east London.
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 unframed screenprint, printed in nine colours, is Siphiwe’s first limited edition print, and was launched by Oliver Projects at the 2023 Woolwich Contemporary Print Fair. It continues the artist’s ‘For Those Who Are In Transition’ series which explores - in her words - ‘what you want to take forward with you from the past, and what you want to leave behind’.
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’.
Siphiwe gained a BA (Hons) in Fashion, Textiles and Interiors at the University for the Creative Arts, Farnham (2012 – 2015) with a focus upon print design. Alongside her artistic practice she currently works full time for the arts and mental health charity Hospital Rooms as a project curator leading workshops and managing large-scale artist commissions in hospitals. She was included in a group exhibition with Tart Gallery, London, in December 2021 and her works on paper are held in several private collections. Oliver Projects was proud to show her work in group exhibitions in 2022 and 2023. Siphiwe lives in Forest Hill, south east London.
