Peterson Kamwathi born in 1980
About the lot N° 42
Nchi 3 Wananchi from Nchi Yetu Series, 2004-5 ,2004.0
Size : 40 x 46cm
Edition: Woodcut plate
Signature: Unsigned
Price: 4 182.14 USD
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Estimate (low-high) :
150000 KES-250000.0 KES
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Sale Title : US$ 1,700-2,850 For the last few years, Kamwathi has been considered one of the region's most inventive artists, responding to the complex political and social issues around him. His work combines clear conceptual elements and rich content with technical mastery particularly of the woodcut process. Kamwathi has had several solo exhibitions, most recently at the Frost Museum, Miami in 2013 and his work is in many international collections. He has participated in numerous international workshops and residencies including printmaking at the London Print Studio in 2006, Art Omi International artist residency, New York in 2009 and as a Civitella Ranieri fellow in 2012. ‘Nchi Yetu' is a series of six limited edition woodcuts created between 2004-5 looking at what the artist considered then to be the constituent components of a nation: the people, the flag, the currency the political party is represented by hand sign icons, commerce is represented by barcode icons and death is represented by coffin icons. These symbolic icons are presented around the body of a cow or bull.
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Sale date : 08 Nov 2014
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Sale Reference : Live Sale
