"Surma Man of Grace (SOLD)" Painting
Painting, Watercolor on Paper
22.4 W x 15.7 H in
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The term Surma is the Ethiopian government's collective name for the Suri, Mursi and Me'en groups that inhabit the southwestern part of the country. They have a fierce culture, with a liking for stick fighting called Donga or Saginay bringing great prestige to men — it is especially important when s...
Year Created:
2015
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Mediums:
Painting, Watercolor on Paper
Rarity:
One-of-a-kind Artwork
Size:
22.4 W x 15.7 H x 0.1 D in
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Not Applicable
Frame:
Not Framed
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Certificate is Included
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France.
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These are not portraits of people.They are portraits of interior states — the ones that don't have names yet. The weight that sits behind composed eyes. The bruised inner life of someone who has learned to appear fine. The turmoil that never quite surfaces. I work in oil, in fumage — flame held close to paper until the face appears in the soot, not drawn but found — and in the kind of line that confesses rather than constructs. I was born in South Africa. I live in France. My work lives in private collections across four continents, with people who recognised something in it they couldn't find language for the before they saw it. If you recognise something in this work, that recognition is the point.— Lioda Conrad
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