Untitled

Provenance

Acquired from the artist by the current owner.

Notes

"This artwork was conceived before I began incorporating Shweshwe fabric into my practice in 2020. At that time, I had a woodblock carved with horizontal and vertical lines that formed blocks of colour and negative white spaces. I would print this block onto canvas, and then punch the printed canvas, searching for a pattern on the surface of the material. My aim was to infuse my work with more meaning through this process. This experiment would later become one of many material investigations that eventually led me to use Shweshwe fabric.

If you look closely, you'll notice the contrast between the black-painted sections and the few colourful lines near the bottom, where threads hang from the canvas. The coloured lines at the bottom are woodblock prints on canvas, which were later punched to add texture to the piece.

The scale of the artwork was intentionally smaller, designed to create a more intimate experience for the viewer."-Bonolo Kavula, 2025.