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Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Size: 54.7 W x 54.7 H x 1.6 D in
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ABOUT THE ARTWORK
Cape Town based artist Buhle Nkalashe has always been interested in his African cultural heritage, the visual elements associated with it and how it is evolving in response to a developing and changing world. Nkalashe uses his paintings to explore traditional patterns and contribute to more contemporary versions of cultural expression. As events and trends come and go, we are constantly influenced and as a result, evolving. For this reason even sacred cultural practices and aesthetics change over time. “I chose to portray many of the figures facing backwards. This is to show that they are leaving a legacy far more important than money – rather an evolution of new ideas. They inspire a different outlook on life in the way that we view ourselves and contribute to our culture. To me, they are looking at something far greater than their expectations and are moving toward that light to reveal what they are destined for,” says Nkalashe.
Original Created:
2023
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DETAILS AND DIMENSIONS
Painting:
Acrylic on Canvas
Original:
One-of-a-kind Artwork
Size:
54.7 W x 54.7 H x 1.6 D in
Frame:
Not Framed
Ready to Hang:
Yes
Packaging:
Ships in a Crate
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Typically 5-7 business days for domestic shipments, 10-14 business days for international shipments.
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South Africa.
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Buhle Nkalashe
South Africa
Buhle Nkalashe is a painter who incorporates mixed media like Oil & Acrylic paint, & Oil pastels. Nkalashe’s work mainly consists of portraiture and abstract paintings. Fascinated by the idea of how patterns and color can be a symbol of identity, Buhle’s art documents how African contemporary culture has evolved over the years to proudly incorporate traditional symbols that speak of its heritage. Nkalashe studio is based at the Airport Industrial and he resides in Gordons Bay. He has been painting for nearly 10 years and had his debut solo, The New African, at Youngblood Africa Gallery (2018) He also participated in several group exhibitions in Cape Town & Johannesburg, to name a few, Home is Where the Art is, Zeitz MOCAA (2020), Turbine Art Fair (2019) with Red Room Contemporary Gallery. He has been featured in various Saatchi catalogues and collections. ‘‘Best Young Artists to Collect, Saatchi Art (September), Online. In 2019 collaborated with a menswear clothing brand, Fields Store (Cape Town). Nkalashe published four collection books and in 2021, completed the Zanele Muholi residency. He has an upcoming group show New Africa at Salon Mondial Freilager-Platz 10, 4142 Münchenstein, Switzerland. He has also recently participated in the Cape Town Digital Art Fair event, Art X Lagos and the Turbine Art Fair in 2021.
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