Three Young Boys

Provenance

The Emerging Artist Development Trust, Cape Town, 6 December 2019.

Private Collection.

Notes

Andrew Ntshabele, an artist known for his poignant social commentary on the urban decay and socio-economic challenges faced by black South Africans, typically uses collaged newspaper or vintage documents as his primary medium. His work masterfully fuses these elements with paint to create powerful portraits of inner-city life. In the present lot, Ntshabele's artistic approach diverges from his usual materials to utilise Shweshwe as a substrate. This specific choice of fabric is critically important, as it invokes deep cultural, ancestral, and historical connotations relevant to his exploration of post-colonial South Africa, offering a rich new layer to his ongoing archival and historical dialogue.