Garth Erasmus, born 1956, South Africa Search this
Medium:
Acrylic and crayon on paper
Dimensions:
H x W x D: 48 x 37.7 x 3.5 cm (18 7/8 x 14 13/16 x 1 3/8 in.)
Type:
Painting
Geography:
South Africa
Date:
1996
Label Text:
This work was inspired by the death of Erasmus' father. The artist applied layers of color with acrylic onto a board, then added a final layer with black crayon. Scratching off the various layers to create skulls, figures and some inscriptions may have been a form of meditation for the artist.
Description:
Painting depicting a landscape with a small figure in a black rectangle.
Exhibition History:
Claiming Art / Reclaiming Space: Post Apartheid Art from South Africa, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C., June 21-September 26, 1999
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Credit Line:
Gift of Lee Lorenz in memory of Philip L. Ravenhill
