Ukubona i from the series Sabela Uyabizwa
Ukubona i from the series Sabela Uyabizwa

Phumzile Khanyile

Ukubona i from the series Sabela Uyabizwa, 2021130 x 144.5cm8574 USD
Details
Material
pigment ink on 230gsm cotton twill
Description
Human-crafted. AI-refined.

This black and white image depicts a minimalist, abstract drawing of a person holding a bouquet of flowers. The overall composition is simple, with the central figure outlined in white against a dark background. The style is stark and elemental, conveying a sense of loneliness or isolation through the lone figure and the sparse use of lines. The artwork appears to be a photographic or photocopy-based rendering, lending it a textural quality and a sense of immediacy. The piece likely explores themes of human relationships, emotions, and the fragility of existence, though its exact intention remains open to interpretation. ...

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Untitled from the series Sabela Uyabizwa
Artist
Phumzile Khanyile
South African

Phumzile 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. ...

Phumzile Khanyile: Artworks
Untitled from the series Sabela Uyabizwa
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Bayeza from the series Sabela Uyabizwa
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Bafikile from the series Sabela Uyabizwa
Phumzile KhanyileBafikile from the series Sabela Uyabizwa, 20218574 USD
Amaphupho from the series Sabela Uyabizwa
Phumzile KhanyileAmaphupho from the series Sabela Uyabizwa, null8574 USD
Ukubona i from the series Sabela Uyabizwa
Phumzile KhanyileUkubona i from the series Sabela Uyabizwa, 20218574 USD
Ukubona ii from the series Sabela Uyabizwa
Phumzile KhanyileUkubona ii from the series Sabela Uyabizwa, 20213429 USD
Untitled from the series Sabela Uyabizwa
Phumzile KhanyileUntitled from the series Sabela Uyabizwa, 20213429 USD
Vuma from the series Sabela Uyabizwa
Phumzile KhanyileVuma from the series Sabela Uyabizwa, 20213429 USD