Soft pastel, oil pastel, oil stick and adhesive on watercolour paper, 38.5cm x 29.5cm
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 unique work is one of a series of six titled after a Southern African dish which is a staple food in Zimbabwe. Siphiwe says; ‘the process of cooking Isitshwala is a laborious one, with the semolina being pounded over and over again on a high heat, until the desired elasticity and malleability is created. This malleability of Isitshwala is similar to the continued pressure and shaping of the black female figure. These new works explore whether these tropes that have caused such hardening, can be reshaped and given new meaning.’
Purchased works are usually despatched within three working days.
Soft pastel, oil pastel, oil stick and adhesive on watercolour paper, 38.5cm x 29.5cm
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 unique work is one of a series of six titled after a Southern African dish which is a staple food in Zimbabwe. Siphiwe says; ‘the process of cooking Isitshwala is a laborious one, with the semolina being pounded over and over again on a high heat, until the desired elasticity and malleability is created. This malleability of Isitshwala is similar to the continued pressure and shaping of the black female figure. These new works explore whether these tropes that have caused such hardening, can be reshaped and given new meaning.’
Purchased works are usually despatched within three working days.
