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Igshaan Adams

69, 2013238 x 135 x 138cmPrice on Request
Details
MaterialGalleryLocation
string curtain, steel ring, prayer carpets, dowel rodblank projectsCape Town
Description
Human-crafted. AI-refined.

The artwork features a tall, rectangular structure composed of vertical red strings that create a dramatic, flowing curtain-like effect. The strings are attached to a red frame at the top, suspending them in a vertical arrangement. The strings vary in length, creating a sense of depth and dimension. The artwork is placed on a concrete floor, accentuating the minimalist and sculptural nature of the piece. The use of simple, contrasting materials and the emphasis on line and form suggest an exploration of spatial relationships and the illusion of movement, characteristic of contemporary abstract art. The artist's intention may be to evoke a sense of tension, transition, or the fragility of structures. ...

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Igshaan Adams
Artist
Igshaan Adams
B.1982, South African

Igshaan Adams’s practice coalesces performance, weaving, sculpture and installation. Born in Bonteheuwel, a township in Cape Town, South Africa, Adams draws upon his background to contest racial, sexual and religious boundaries. This intersectional topography remains visible throughout his practice and serves as a palimpsest upon which traces of personal histories are inscribed and reinscribed. He explains; “I’m interested in the personal stories recorded on the surface. What is recorded is not necessarily always a factual account but can be what is imagined - a combination of myth-making and meaning-making”. Adams approaches materiality through his own subjectivity. Often, cultural and religious references are used in conjunction with surfaces that have always been present throughout his life; thread, beads, wire, linoleum, cotton twine, fabric. His interest in the material oscillates between the intuitive process of handling different substances as well as a formal inquiry into how various materials behave in different contexts and how they transfigure or evolve depending. Likening the material’s potential for evolution to his own potential for evolution, Adams is engaged in broadening his ideas of selfhood in an ongoing process of covering and uncovering, doing and undoing. ...

Igshaan Adams: Artworks
Bontheuwel / Epping
Igshaan AdamsBontheuwel / Epping, 2021Price on Request
Tussen Die Kas En Die Voetend Van Haar Kooi. (Between Her Cuboard and the Foot end of Her Bed)
Igshaan AdamsTussen Die Kas En Die Voetend Van Haar Kooi. (Between Her Cuboard and the Foot end of Her Bed), 2021Price on Request
Vanguard
Igshaan AdamsVanguard, 2021Price on Request
Zulekha
Igshaan AdamsZulekha, 2019Price on Request
Plate 2 from the series Neoscope
Igshaan AdamsPlate 2 from the series Neoscope, 2014Price on Request
Please Remember II
Igshaan AdamsPlease Remember II, 2013Price on Request
Heideveld
Igshaan AdamsHeideveld, 2021Price on Request
Langa
Igshaan AdamsLanga, 2021Price on Request
Al-Muyhee (Giver of Life)
Igshaan AdamsAl-Muyhee (Giver of Life), 2020Price on Request
69
Igshaan Adams69, 2013Price on Request
I am home
Igshaan AdamsI am home, 2013Price on Request
Kruispad
Igshaan AdamsKruispad, 2021Price on Request
Govan-Mbeki Road, Khayelitsha
Igshaan AdamsGovan-Mbeki Road, Khayelitsha, 2020Price on Request
Weiveld (ii)
Igshaan AdamsWeiveld (ii), 2021Price on Request
Gebedswolke (Prayer clouds)
Igshaan AdamsGebedswolke (Prayer clouds), 2022Price on Request
Duisterent I
Igshaan AdamsDuisterent I, 2023Price on Request
Duisterent II
Igshaan AdamsDuisterent II, 2023Price on Request
Duisterent I
Igshaan AdamsDuisterent I, 2017Price on Request
Maureen, Roy
Igshaan AdamsMaureen, Roy, 2024Price on Request
Salat Aljamaeat Min Bonteheuwel iv
Igshaan AdamsSalat Aljamaeat Min Bonteheuwel iv, 2024Price on Request
Holy terrain
Igshaan AdamsHoly terrain, 2024Price on Request
Overflow
Igshaan AdamsOverflow, 2024Price on Request
Pit
Igshaan AdamsPit, 2024Price on Request
Landfill
Igshaan AdamsLandfill, 2024Price on Request
Dimming lustre
Igshaan AdamsDimming lustre, 2024Price on Request
Barrier
Igshaan AdamsBarrier, 2024Price on Request
Dark comfort (i)
Igshaan AdamsDark comfort (i), 2024Price on Request
Dark comfort (ii)
Igshaan AdamsDark comfort (ii), 2024Price on Request
Dark resonance (i)
Igshaan AdamsDark resonance (i), 2024Price on Request
Dark resonance (ii)
Igshaan AdamsDark resonance (ii), 2024Price on Request
Dark resonance (iii)
Igshaan AdamsDark resonance (iii), 2024Price on Request
Dark resonance (iv)
Igshaan AdamsDark resonance (iv), 2024Price on Request
Psycho trash (i)
Igshaan AdamsPsycho trash (i), 2024Price on Request
Psycho trash (ii)
Igshaan AdamsPsycho trash (ii), 2024Price on Request
Psycho trash (iii)
Igshaan AdamsPsycho trash (iii), 2024Price on Request
Psycho trash (iv)
Igshaan AdamsPsycho trash (iv), 2024Price on Request
Psycho trash (vii)
Igshaan AdamsPsycho trash (vii), 2024Price on Request
Psycho trash (viii)
Igshaan AdamsPsycho trash (viii), 2024Price on Request
Psycho trash (ix)
Igshaan AdamsPsycho trash (ix), 2024Price on Request
Psycho trash (xi)
Igshaan AdamsPsycho trash (xi), 2024Price on Request
Untitled
Igshaan AdamsUntitled, 2021Price on Request
Byron, Jaime-Lee, Dustin (i)
Igshaan AdamsByron, Jaime-Lee, Dustin (i), 2024100000 USD
Byron, Jaime-Lee, Dustin (iii)
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Byron, Jaime-Lee, Dustin (ii)
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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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