Thokozani Madonsela (South Africa) – Self love II, 2021
Couldn't load pickup availability
Certificate of authenticityThe work comes with a TUMO Gallery certificate of authenticity.
Insured deliveryEvery shipment is professionally packed and insured. Free within Lithuania, €50 worldwide. Pick-up at the gallery is available.
More details before you buyWe will send extra photos, a video or a condition report. Ask us · Terms of sale
See it in personUžupio St. 28, Vilnius · Thu–Fri 1–7 pm, Sat–Sun 12–6 pm, Mon–Wed by appointment. Book a viewing →
Sign: LR Thokozani Mad 2021
The artwork was exhibited at the exhibition "Contemporary African Art: Dreams and Realities of Identity" at the Vytautas Kasiulis Art Museum (2022-05-10 - 2022-10-09).
Reproduced in the catalog of the exhibition "Contemporary African Art: Dreams and Realities of Identity", 2022, p. 60
T. Madonsela completed studies in graphic arts and printmaking. In his work, the artist employs traditional art techniques, drawing with charcoal and creating mosaics. His pieces often feature iconic, naked, faceless, and frequently laughing figures. T. Madonsela envisions a hybrid identity through his art. The widely open, laughing mouths of the figures serve as a critique of their environment and the context created by the artist. The paintings tell stories of people living in foreign lands, who have learned to call them home despite the environment and the debilitating societal views.
