THREE (3) x " IS THIS THE AFRICAN RENAISSANCE DEAR", BRETT MURRAY
THE ARTIST'S PRESS, 1999, LIMITED EDITION NUMBER 2, CARDS (BLANK) WITH BLUE ENVELOPES, 23.2 CMS X 16.4 CMS, CONDITION: NEW.
This is an official print on card of the sculpture "Is This African Renaissance Dear?", metal and plastic, 790 mm x 720 mm x 70 mm from the I LOVE AFRICA SERIES
Brett Murray is a South African artist mostly known for his steel and mixed media wall sculptures. Referred to by critic Brenda Atkinson as "the dark prince of South African pop (art)", Murray is one of the country's most popular artists, often using easily recognisable media images with the addition of a subversive and bitterly funny twist. Murray's work addresses the wars of the cultures, the clash between Afrocentrism and Eurocentrism, the old and the new South Africa's.
"With my work I hope to critically entertain. Through satirical and tragic reflections on South Africa, I hope to shift people's perspectives and change people's minds, indulgent, arrogant and pretentious as this might sound," he says. More recently, his work has explored his own personal experiences and identity.