Asemahle Ntlonti

Emaphandleni, 2022178 x 200cmPrice on Request

Details

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acrylic, acrylic gel medium, paper and polypropylene threadblank projectsCape Town

Description

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This minimalist artwork features the text "DOCENT" in a simple, clean font against a stark white background. The composition is balanced and centered, with the letters evenly spaced and occupying the majority of the image. The use of a single, muted color and the lack of any additional visual elements create a sense of simplicity and directness. The style is reminiscent of conceptual art, where the words themselves become the primary subject and focal point. The artist's intention may be to prompt contemplation on the role of the docent, or museum guide, in presenting and interpreting art for the viewer. ...

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Artist

Asemahle Ntlonti

1993 , South African

Asemahle Ntlonti’s approach to painting is expressed through the layering of paint, paper and thread stitching on canvas. Working on the floor to immerse her body in the process, she gradually builds up her works by intuitively applying and stripping away material. Ntlonti draws inspiration from the textures and hues that characterise the vernacular architecture of her ancestral homeland in the Eastern Cape of South Africa and recently the works have been informed by the artist’s encounters with the ruins of her mother’s homestead and its interior surfaces. Resembling topographical charts or maps, the walls of painted colour veined with mud-filled cracks conjure landscapes imbued with nostalgia and longing.Ntlonti’s process refers to the acts of digging / excavating and mending / repairing to speak about the scars of intergenerational traumas caused by the effects of economic subjugation and displacement of black people under colonialism and apartheid; with particular reference to the cultural alienation and loss of knowledges embedded within precolonial tradition and spirituality. Seeking to locate her identity in relation to the land and community from which she and her family have been estranged, Ntlonti’s practice is centred around her ongoing research of isiXhosa heritage and an inquiry into her ancestry. ...

Asemahle Ntlonti: Artworks

Asemahle NtlontiEmaphandleni, 2022Price on Request

Asemahle NtlontiuHambo Lwam, 2023Price on Request

Asemahle NtlontiEmpumalanga, 2023Price on Request

Asemahle NtlontiIingcinga zemihla ngemihla I, 2023Price on Request

Asemahle NtlontiIingcinga zemihla ngemihla II, 2023Price on Request

Asemahle NtlontiDotata, 2023Price on Request

Asemahle NtlontiIsikhumbuzo selizwe, 2023Price on Request

Asemahle NtlontiIxhegwazana, 2024Price on Request

Gallery

blank projects

Cape Town

Based in a 360 sqm gallery in Woodstock, Cape Town, blank was founded by Jonathan Garnham as a project space in 2005 and transitioned into a commercial gallery during 2012. The gallery represents emerging and increasingly established artists from the region in a critically engaged programme that emphasises contemporaneity, with a focus on concept and abstraction in the African context. With an exhibition programme that has a reputation for shaping the discourse around contemporary art in South(ern) Africa, and participation in prominent local and international art fairs, we seek to place our artists' work in a wide range of private and institutional collections. In addition, blank continues to promote the visual arts in our community through ongoing projects that support the sector. ...