uHambo Lwam

Asemahle Ntlonti

uHambo Lwam, 2023144 x 134cmSign in to view price
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acrylic paint, paper, acrylic gel, cotton, and leno threadblank projects
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This abstract artwork features a harmonious blend of muted pastel hues, including soft greens, pinks, and earth tones. The composition is characterized by organic, overlapping shapes and gestural brushstrokes that create a sense of movement and fluidity. While no specific subject matter is discernible, the overall impression is one of delicate, natural forms. The artist's technique appears to be a combination of painting and collage, with the layering of translucent washes and the integration of torn paper fragments. The piece evokes a serene, contemplative mood, inviting the viewer to engage with its subtle, understated beauty. ...

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Asemahle Ntlonti
Artist
Asemahle Ntlonti
B.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
Emaphandleni
Asemahle Ntlonti
Emaphandleni, 2022
178 x 200cm
uHambo Lwam
Asemahle Ntlonti
uHambo Lwam, 2023
144 x 134cm
Empumalanga
Asemahle Ntlonti
Empumalanga, 2023
135 x 142.5cm
Iingcinga zemihla ngemihla I
Asemahle Ntlonti
Iingcinga zemihla ngemihla I, 2023
52 x 42cm
Iingcinga zemihla ngemihla II
Asemahle Ntlonti
Iingcinga zemihla ngemihla II, 2023
52 x 47cm
Dotata
Isikhumbuzo selizwe
Asemahle Ntlonti
Isikhumbuzo selizwe, 2023
144 x 138 x 4.5cm
Ixhegwazana
Asemahle Ntlonti
Ixhegwazana, 2024
142 x 133 x 6cm
iSiqithi I
Asemahle Ntlonti
iSiqithi I, 2025
193 x 144.5 x 5cm
Eluhlangeni I
Asemahle Ntlonti
Eluhlangeni I, 2025
193 x 143.5 x 5cm
Mbotyi (II)
Asemahle Ntlonti
Mbotyi (II), 2025
54 x 49 x 5cm
blank projects
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. ...

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