Phumzile Khanyile
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Human-crafted. AI-refined.The artwork showcases a striking black and white composition, with bold, sweeping brushstrokes that create a sense of movement and energy. The geometric shapes and contrasting tones evoke a sense of depth and visual tension, drawing the viewer's attention to the abstract forms and textures. The artist's technique, which appears to be a combination of painting and printmaking, adds a sense of spontaneity and experimentation to the piece. This abstract work invites the viewer to engage with the interplay of light, shadow, and the artist's own creative process. ...
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Phumzile Khanyile
, South AfricanPhumzile Khanyile is an award-winning South African photographer and activist. Khanyile's practice focuses on her own interiority, women's lives and sexual politics. Her work consists of self-portraits with a candid, instant aesthetic and, more recently, photographic negatives accompanied by hand-drawn images and symbols. To this day, violence and childhood trauma continue to fuel her creativity. According to the photographer, looking back allows her to move forward; "many of the clues to who I really am lie somewhere in the past", which she tries to evoke through her photography. ...
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Cape TownBased 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. ...