56 Yokwe Street

Lungiswa Gqunta

56 Yokwe Street, 2016150 x 100cmSign in to view price
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Material
linen, cement, plaster, jar with petrol
Description
Human-crafted. AI-refined.

This contemporary artwork features a minimalist, linear composition with a series of protruding elements suspended from a shelf. The colors are predominantly muted, with a mix of earthy tones and metallic accents. The shapes are simple, with cylindrical forms and geometric lines creating a visually striking arrangement. The artwork appears to employ found or repurposed materials, suggesting an interest in exploring the intersection of art, functionality, and industrial design. The overall impression is one of balance, order, and a subtle exploration of the relationship between the utilitarian and the aesthetic. ...

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56 Yokwe Street
Artist
Lungiswa Gqunta
B.1990, South African

Lungiswa Gqunta’s practice uncovers and interrogates forms of colonial violence often located in the interstices; subtle and hidden, or structural and systematic. Gqunta deals with a broad and complex range of issues that have plagued post-Apartheid South Africa, such as gender-based violence and substance abuse. In her sculptures and installations, the artist generally works with found materials such as broken empty beer bottles, razor wire, petrol, torn bedsheets, concrete and wooden bed frames; the scattered detritus of a Port Elizabeth township, materials loaded with violent connotations. Another arm of Gqunta’s practice involves building intergenerational connections with other black women, as well as discussing methods of collective healing and resistance, the points at which these processes meet, and whether one can be found within the other. ...

Lungiswa Gqunta: Artworks
56 Yokwe Street
Lungiswa Gqunta
56 Yokwe Street, 2016
150 x 100cm
DIVIDER
Lungiswa Gqunta
DIVIDER, 2016
210 x 700 x 340cm
Feet Under Fire (video still)
Lungiswa Gqunta
Feet Under Fire (video still), 2017
36.93cm
HATA!
Lungiswa Gqunta
HATA!, 2016
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Horse Memorial I
Lawn I
Lungiswa Gqunta
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Untitled, 2016
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