This striking artwork features a dynamic figure composed of bold, energetic lines and shapes against a dark background. The use of contrasting black, white, and vibrant teal hues creates a striking visual effect, evoking a sense of movement and energy. The figure appears to be a human-like silhouette, with distinctive features like eyes and a flowing cloak or garment. The overall impression is one of a mysterious, otherworldly presence, with the background landscape suggesting a fantastical, dreamlike setting. The artist's distinctive style and technique blend abstraction and expressionism, inviting the viewer to contemplate the emotive and symbolic qualities of the work. ...
Through various art forms and disciplines, from drawing to performance, Paul Maheke has pursued a long-term exploration of the ways in which marginalised bodies, narratives and histories are made visible and invisible. Resisting an exploration of identity that is framed solely within identity politics, Paul Maheke's trajectory has always been channeled through spectral sensations.
By reconfiguring the sensible, Mahake nurtures the formation of a self through a state of in-betweenness; a state where esoteric, spiritual, queer and embodied knowledge help the artist garner the potential of a prophecy.
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