Esther Mahlangu
Untitled (2), 2023
5 colour screen print on 300gsm Natural White Hahnemuhle
74,5 x 74,5 cm
Edition of 50
Hand signed and numbered by the artist
Price £ 4,920 Incl. VAT
We are delighted to present three striking 5 colour screen prints created by Esther Mahlangu in celebration of her mural titled Umuntu ngumuntu ngabantu.
The mural is currently presented in the garden at Serpentine North. The artist’s first public mural in the UK, it is painted over sixteen wooden panels, the work depicts Ndebele shapes and patterns outlined with a black border. The title of the work translates directly from Ndebele as ‘I am because you are’, emphasising the importance of communities and unity among humans and other living species.
Celebrated for her brightly coloured geometric paintings rooted in South African Ndebele culture, Dr Esther Mahlangu (b. 1935, South Africa) has been creating large-scale and site-specific works for over eight decades. She began painting at the age of ten, learning the matrilineal Ndebele techniques and visual language of covering houses in bold patterns from her mother and grandmother.
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