Sentinel ,2004
Provenance : Private collection, Cape Town.
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Notes : Sentinel is an earlier work beautifully depicting in watercolour and charcoal a strong and mystic motif in the artist’s oeuvre - a sentinel figure, a guardian, or for the artist, a gatekeeper of humanity”.
Inspired by ancient and sacred columnlike statues, the artist commented on her drive to portray the Sentinels, “I had a strong sense of purpose in bringing these beings into the world, for me they are guardians, powerful energies that hold the world in focus while we are living in chaos and uncertain”.[1]
The 2004 Sentinel drawings is a powerful body of work, motivating many of Bell’s later artistic explorations, most recently, her solo exhibition ‘Sentinels’ in 2020 with Everard Read in London.
[1] Jenkins, C. (2020) Acclaimed South African Sculptor Deborah Bell Revisits Classic Works - Arts & Collections, Arts & Collections. Available at: https://www.artsandcollections.com/acclaimed-south-african-sculptor-deborah-bell-revisits-classic-works/ (Accessed: 13 August 2022).
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