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 144.5cmSign in to view price
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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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Untitled from the series Sabela Uyabizwa, 2021
130 x 231cm
Bayeza from the series Sabela Uyabizwa
Phumzile Khanyile
Bayeza from the series Sabela Uyabizwa, 2021
130 x 234.5cm
Bafikile from the series Sabela Uyabizwa
Phumzile Khanyile
Bafikile from the series Sabela Uyabizwa, 2021
130 x 230cm
Amaphupho from the series Sabela Uyabizwa
Phumzile Khanyile
Amaphupho from the series Sabela Uyabizwa
130 x 246cm
Ukubona i from the series Sabela Uyabizwa
Phumzile Khanyile
Ukubona i from the series Sabela Uyabizwa, 2021
130 x 144.5cm
Ukubona ii from the series Sabela Uyabizwa
Phumzile Khanyile
Ukubona ii from the series Sabela Uyabizwa, 2021
59 x 65cm
Untitled from the series Sabela Uyabizwa
Phumzile Khanyile
Untitled from the series Sabela Uyabizwa, 2021
65 x 64cm
Vuma from the series Sabela Uyabizwa
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