Paintings
- African Snake, The
- All in a whirlpool
- Apartheid Sunflowers
- Beyond Good and Evil
- Blocked
- Chameleon King
- Fish With Flowers (1987)
- Flowers with Shadow
- Greed King Has Doubts
- Leaves
- Mamma Africa
- Moon Wall Flowers Snake
- Portrait of Eldon
- Reaching Alignment
- Red King Cannot Camouflage
- Relationships
- Self Portrait
- Self portrait (1985)
- Slain With A Flower
- Split / Opposites
- Teapot Fades, The
- The Snake Returns
- The Vase Cracks, The Snake is Flung
- We Three Kings
- Yellow teapot, yellow face (1985)
14
Mar
| Teapot Fades, The |
| Fine Arts - Paintings |
| Wednesday, 14 March 2007 14:33 |
 PRICE R30,000Oil on canvas W: 1180mm x H: 1160mm W: 46" x H: 46" Framed, but can be supplied framed or unframed. I had long since been depicting teapots in my paintings/drawings. The teapot is for me a masculine symbol of 'dual sexuality'. It has a spout (obviously phallic) and a large container for 'brewing/nurturing' (obviously feminine). Symbols in my paintings tend to move, to travel, to evolve. This symbol evolved and was inspired by Henry Koombs, a Mauritian artist with whom I shared a close association while he was resident in South Africa, and who was one of the founders of 'SCRATCH' in Cape Town. However, the teapot is also a symbol of 'colonialism', with its obvious connotations to the English 'tea'. Here we see the teapot finally being enveloped by the zig-zag rhythm of Africa. The colour blue is the dominant theme due to the 'mercurial' nature of this transformation. It is absorbing the influence of Africa and as such it becomes part of Africa. This was a particular transition period for me in coming to terms with my Africanness and the evolvement of my sexuality. As a 'White African' this painting depicts the final shedding (consciously) of my European baggage. I need to point out that I am not opposed to colonialism in its positive sense, for our history is diverse and enriched by our personal experiences. What is important is how we develop these influences, transform them, and use them to contribute to the well being of the whole. |