The practices of two significant female artists, nandipha mntambo and jill joubert, explore the sexual. Nandipha mntambo born 1982 is a south african artist who has become famous for her sculptures, videos and photographs that focus on human female body and identity by using natural, organic materials. Unlikely as it sounds, the bullfighter in this cape town artist is on a. In conversation with nandipha mntambo omenka online. Mntambo expresses interest in pushing the boundary between male and female. Inviting her to work on some prints was a risk as her most of her work is either sculptural or photographic.
In the main room of the exhibition where contact is displayed, a hunting horn from the late 15th century is located adjacent to a crest mask dated to the early to mid20th century, which is then placed next to a yinka shonibare piece from 2009. There are more than 1 million books that have been enjoyed by people from all over the world. Ginanne brownell discusses material and the trajectory of nandipha mntambos work. Nandipha mntambos journey from taxidermy to art cowhide works by nandipha mntambo in material value, her solo retrospective at the zeitz museum of contemporary art africa in. Art collecting with cowhide chick nandipha mntambo the. Performing dialogical truth and transitional justice. Nandipha mntambo biography age nandipha mntambo was born in 1982 in swaziland, southern africa. Nandipha mntambos video, ukungenisa is the artists first foray into performance. Nandipha mntambo worked on a series of monotypes when she first worked at the artists press. More on nandipha mntambo artist and photographer nandipha mntambo presented her thoughtprovoking photographic work at design indaba conference 2014, on a panel of south african artists alongside athipatra ruga and zanele muholi. While the human form is absent in nandipha mntambos sculptures, the vestiges of its curves and lines remain in the fibrous memory of the cowhide. Sculptor nandipha mntambo was born in the tiny kingdom of swaziland but grew up in bustling johannesburg before moving to cape town for college.
Lecturer of film and television, university of the witwatersrand. These threedimensional works, along with her photographs, videos, and performances, explore the similarities and differences between humans and. Born in swaziland in 1982, mntambo graduates in june with a masters degree in fine art with distinction from the michaelis school, university of. Get ebooks unicorn taxidermy on pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi and audiobook for free. Animals in the anthropocene available for download and read online in other formats. The obsessive use of bovine byproducts and the complex associations we attribute to cattle allows a multiplicity of readings of mntambo s work. Netherlands prof suzanne human university of the free state, south africa. The work i create seeks to challenge and subvert preconceptions regarding representation of the female body, says mntambo. Second up on the state of the art programme is awardwinning artist nandipha mntambo. South african artist nandipha mntambo uses natural, organic materials to explore concepts of the human body and mortality. These threedimensional works, along with her photographs, videos, and performances, explore the similarities and differences between humans and animals, men and women, and attraction and repulsion. Her work addresses ongoing debates around traditional gender roles, body politics, and identity.
Speculative taxidermy available for download and read online in other formats. Tony meintjes nandipha mntambo nftombi mfana 2007 cowhide including ears, faces and tails, waxed cord height 165cm. A visit with south african artist nandipha mntambo at her studio in johannesburg. Michael stevenson is pleased to present the first solo exhibition of rising star nandipha mntambo. Lambro nandipha mntambo europa 2008 archival ink on cotton rag paper image size 100 x 100cm paper size 112 x 112cm photo. Stevenson is pleased to present nandipha mntambos metamorphoses, her sixth solo exhibition with the gallery metamorphoses comprises several new sculptural works as well as video, painting and drawing, and takes its title from the epic book by the roman poet ovid 43bc 17ad.
Ahead of art basel, we caught up with the awardwinning artist to talk about painting, being tired of being the cowhide chick, and collecting art. She says her sculptures made from cowhide, are influenced by her interest in forensic science and chemical processes. Esther mahlangu, yoko ono and nandipha mntambo lined up. See more ideas about south african artists, south african art and african art. The monotype process appealed to mntambo as a way to get a feel for working with print, a medium that she has not worked extensively in. She has had numerous gallery and museum exhibitions, including at the brooklyn museum of art and at the stevenson, johannesburg. Nduka is a phd candidate and teaches film studies at the wsoa. Nandipha mntambo makes cascading sculptures that are molded from cowhide and suggest the human figure. Always update books hourly, if not looking, search in the book search column. Standard bank young artist award 20 mary sibande visual art. Sculptor nandipha mntambo was born in the tiny kingdom of swaziland but grew up in bustling johannesburg before moving to cape town for.
Mntambo is renowned for her video works and photographs and her innovative use of cowhide in sculpture. Anton kannemeyer, tracey rose, senzeni marasela, mary sibande and nandipha mntambo. One of the highlights among the multitude of artworks by some of the continents best artists at the zeitz museum of contemporary art africa in cape town is a midcareer retrospective exhibition featuring the work of swazilandborn and johannesburgbased nandipha mntambo we caught up with her to chat about the museum, local art and career highlights. She won the standard bank young artist award for visual art in 2011, for which she produced the national travelling exhibition faena. Pdf the following article interprets resistant representational strategies of the feminine through animism. Nandipha mntambo is a south african artist and 2011 winner of the standard bank young artist award for visual art. Pdf speculative taxidermy download full pdf book download.
Nandipha mntambos work signals a complex relationship between metaphor and material, writes nomusa makhubu new york times, 22 october 2017 nandipha mntambos journey from taxidermy to art. Nandipha mntambo was born in swaziland but lives and works in south africa. My intention is to explore the physical and tactile properties of hide as well as aspects of control that allow or prevent me from manipulating this material in the context of the female body and contemporary art. Download pdf animals in the anthropocene book full free. Nandipha mntambo is a south african visual artist who was born in 1982. Nandipha mntambo mlwa ne nkunzi 2008 diptych, archival ink on cotton rag paper 112 x 84. Pdf sexual and spiritual revolution through animism. Article information, pdf download for performing dialogical truth and.
Nandipha mntambo written by melissa van rooyen on aug 25, 2014 in art, featured, creative women artist nandipha mntambo has always been fascinated with the idea of representation and how to portray an identity whether its her own or someone elses in a way that is truthful and honest. Using her own body as a mold, she creates sculptural forms that dramatically fuse the feminine body with primal, animal skin. She has forged her own career in a postapartheid south africa, winning the standard bank young artist award in 2011. The south african sculptor, painter, photographer, and video artist discusses her practicewhich encompasses her largescale cowhide works to the video pieces on view in the diker gallery cafewith ashley james, assistant curator of contemporary art at brooklyn museum. Nandipha mntambo underline, articulating the memory of trauma in. Nandipha mntambos journey from taxidermy to art the new. Mntambo uses sculpture, video and photography to explore themes related to the female body and female identity. Sculptor nandipha mntambo was born in the tiny kingdom of.
She works in photography, sculpture, video, and mixed. Experimental artist yoko ono john lennons widow will exhibit her work alongside controversial sculptor nandipha mntambo and legendary traditional artist esther mahlangu in south africa in may. Most of her work either sculptural or photographic. Danceafricas featured visual artist this year is nandipha mntambo. Discover interesting facts about nandipha mntambo on artnet. We need not have worried, her time in the studio was very productive, even if the printers were run off their feet. Nandipha mntambo works across sculpture, painting, photography, and video and is.
In 2007, she completed a masters in fine art from the michaelis school of fine art at the university of cape town. Collectors evening 2017 secures three new acquisitions for the. Nandipha mntambo is a south african contemporary artist who has become famous for her sculptures, videos and photographs. The sharply stylish nandipha mntambo, elegantly sipping a cocktail, doesnt look as if she would set foot in a bullring. Silence and dreams 2008 on the stevenson summer 08 show was particularly haunting. Nandipha mntambo sexuality, gender, and art heart 7. Minotaurus 2015, an 8foottall cast bronze sculpture by south african artist nandipha mntambo born 1982, was acquired for the african art. As an artist, working and living in south africa, nandipha confronts the animal and human in ourselves through her work, creating images and sculptures influenced by greek mythology, symbols of femininity, and looking at the self. Cowhide works by nandipha mntambo in material value, her solo retrospective at the zeitz museum of contemporary art africa in cape town. While the human form is absent in nandipha mntambo s sculptures, the vestiges of its curves and lines remain in the fibrous memory of the cowhide. Using her own body as a mold, mntambo creates sculptural forms that dramatically fuse the feminine body with a primal, animal skin. Nandipha mntambo was born in swaziland, southern africa, in 1982.
Born in swaziland in 1982, nandipha graduated with a masters in fine art from the michaelis school of fine art, university of cape town, in 2007. Nandipha mntambo born in 1982 in mbabane, swaziland, mntambo lives in johannesburg. Nandipha mntambo speaks on the intersection of sexuality and her work. Nandipha mntambo is tall, impossibly stylish and has more energy than most hurricanes. Viewed together, the featured piecesukungenisa 2009, paso doble 2011, and the island 2015underscore the artists interest in the relationship between life and death, power and fragility. Nandipha mntambo will speak on november 6, 20, at 7. Hill 4 works of significantly different time periods, mediums, and geographical locations are located alongside one another. Nandipha mntambos solo exhibition, material value, presents artworks that span an entire career of using cow hide and the cultural, historical, and universal associations we attribute to this medium. Nandipha mntambo biography nandipha mntambo on artnet. Pdf animals in the anthropocene download full pdf book.
Bam visual art is pleased to present a survey of recent video work by south african artist nandipha mntambo. Masquerading, in this context, refers to the donning of costumes. She is a famous south african artist who is mostly known for her sculptures, videos and photographs that focus on human female body and identity by using natural, organic materials. She graduated with a masters in fine art from the michaelis school of fine art, university of cape town, in 2007. The obsessive use of bovine byproducts and the complex associations we attribute to cattle allows a multiplicity of readings of mntambos work. Focusing largely on the body and materiality, in particular her deft usage of cowhide, has brought her into the company of other artists such as zhang huan and nicholas hlobo.
Nandipha mntambo s solo exhibition, material value, presents artworks that span an entire career of using cow hide and the cultural, historical, and universal associations we attribute to this medium. Nandipha mntambo in conversation with her mother, sphiwe mntambo. Ovid narrates mythical tales of the universe, history, love and art, each of which represent transformation. Ive always been a fan of nandipha mntambos ghostly, hovering cowhide figures. With encounter, i was a little concerned, like robert sloon on his blog, artheat, that the artist might have exhausted the bovine metaphor. Mntambos work defies the seemingly easy categorisations. Nandipha mntambo born 1982 is a south african artist who has become famous for her.
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