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Lungiswa Gqunta

Untitled, 2016200 x 100cmSign in to view price
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Material
bed frame, beer bottles, wall paper, and spray-adhesive
Description
Human-crafted. AI-refined.

The artwork features a wooden frame that houses a collection of various floral-patterned pieces of paper. The papers are arranged in a scattered, asymmetrical manner, creating a sense of spontaneity and movement. The colors predominantly consist of soft, pastel shades of pink, white, and green, evoking a delicate and feminine aesthetic. The overall composition suggests a playful exploration of form, texture, and the interplay of positive and negative space. The artist's intention may be to capture the ephemeral nature of floral motifs and the fleeting beauty found in simple, everyday materials. ...

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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
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Lungiswa Gqunta
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36.93cm
HATA!
Lungiswa Gqunta
HATA!, 2016
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Horse Memorial I
Lawn I
Lungiswa Gqunta
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Untitled
Lungiswa Gqunta
Untitled, 2016
200 x 100cm
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