TEMBI 2000
ACRYLIC ON FABRIC (FRAMED) - 37” X 29”
 
CLASSIC BRIGHT COLORS OF THE TRADITIONAL DRESSES THAT IS WORN BY MANY WOMEN OF AFRICA. THE COLORS REPRESENTS THE HAPPINESS THAT IS OFTEN FOUND IN THE POVERTY, STRUGGLE AND DAILY LIFE OF MANY AFRICANS. CONTENT WITH ACCEPTING THE WAY THINGS ARE, FOR MOST. TEMBI IS AN UNFINISHED PROJECT. WITH INTEND SHE WILL NOT BE COMPLETED, REFLECTING THE (UNFINISHED) STRUGGLE THAT WE AS SOUTH AFRICANS HAVE. OUR COUNTRY HAS A LONG WAY TO GO, TO BECOME WHO WE AS AFRICANS ARE BORN TO BE AND THE ROLE WE ARE TO PLAY IN THIS WORLD.