FAITH XLVII

We value the said piece at 5000USD R75000

Consensus in the Art Community...close to imitating Irma Stern in this work

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Potential Future Investment..incredible value to be realised

FAITH XLVII

(b. 1979  Cape Town, South Africa)

Liberty Du, who is widely recognised as Faith XLVII, is a multi-disciplinary South African artist.

Her journey into art began on the streets of South Africa in 1997, as a young graffiti writer taking on the name Faith47 (the number being a reference to her grandmothers numerological theorem). In 2006, Liberty began on a nomadic journey which has brought her to create works in 39 countries.

Her evolution from street artist to multi-disciplinary artist has created a fluid yet solid bridge into the contemporary art world. This explorative approach has led her to develop a broad range of artwork. This ranges from immersive new media installations and hand-sewn wall tapestries, to sculptural bronze works investigating hierarchies of power, paintings and various explorations into printmaking. The thread of Libertys practice can be traced from abandoned structures, landmark 20-storey buildings to museums and galleries, all the way through to intimate site-specific installations. 

One can observe in Libertys approach evidence of her own personal quest, which in turn brings to the forefront much larger concerns of universal social and political complexities. Through the use of these various mediums, Liberty finds a unique series of poetic tones that lend their voice to her expression. We see in her work the longing for a deeper connection to nature, and a resurrection of the divine feminine. There is too the active investigation and questioning of the human condition, its deviant histories and our own inherent existential search. This all serves to imbue her narratives with the ebb and flow between pain and contemplation, imploring us to examine our place in the world.

Today, her artwork can be found in the several private and public collections including Universal Studios in Los Angeles, Lighthouse Properties in Philadelphia and the Cyril Ramaphosa Foundation in South Africa. She has shown at the Calais Museum of Fine Art and the Bernard Magrez Foundation in France, Mana Contemporary and the Brooklyn Museum, both in the USA.