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The Artist: Zizipho Poswa
Zizipho
Poswa's sculpture "Noxolo" references a magodi, a traditional African
hairstyle, which she associates with memories of her aunt—after whom she
named the piece. The
bowls stacked atop the piece evoke hair piled high on Noxolo’s head,
and the bowls on the side reference her fondness for twisting and
wrapping her hair into Bantu knots.
The
massive work was not formed on a pottery wheel but was gathered,
coiled, pinched, and smoothed, using precise movements akin to those
necessary for realizing the hairstyles they represent.
"Noxolo" is part of Poswa’s Magodi series of large-scale, three-dimensional abstract portraits inspired by the community of women that raised her.
Take a virtual tour of the exhibition:
I really enjoy making postcards.
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| step 1 |
Never quite knowing the destination, but enjoying the ride.
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| step 2 |
Black and white images combined with color, fascinate me.
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| step 3 |
Just playing until it feels right.
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| step 4 |
To be honest, I almost stopped with #4, but ...
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| step 5 |
this seemed right?
Just because ...
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Saturday's Smiles ...
4 comments:
Thanks for the step-by-step, Jacki! I probably would have stopped after step 1. Maybe I'm lazy or my ideas don't flow enough? But I really LOVE the 2 colors and the bright yellow that makes them shine.
Happy Sunday, Jacki!
Thank you, Elenor.I am afraid it is an old step-by-step that I came across and liked. Have a great Sunday and week ahead.
You are so clever with digital techniques! :-)
Thanks John. the beauty of digital is that undo!
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