the need to be strong, squatter camp, south africa
Hybrid on Cardboard
28x28in
$1,560
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Thomas Ruhl
Germany
Artist highlights
- Works on commission
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Artwork details
- Printing : Hybrid on Cardboard under glass
- Framing : Framed
- Dimensions : 16.1x11.8in
About this artwork
SHAKA ZULU'S HERITAGE OR SELF-CENSORED fine art print of a black and white photograph, hand-colored with egg white glaze (brush and airbrush) in 2024 and accompanied by text. Signed and stamped with the artist's stamp. The photograph shows a Zulu girl in the cultural village "Dumazulu" (Heavenly Thunder) in KwaZulu-Natal. The text poses the question of why the young woman is present. Is she there to preserve her culture, which the powerful chief…
Shaka Zulu brought to fame? Or is this a job to acquire Western consumer goods—a cell phone or the underwear of a jockey peeking out from under her traditional apron? The work was controversial. The nudity was criticized, yet it is normal in this culture. The artist crumpled the work, intending to censor it himself. In doing so, some letters crumbled. Finally, it was deemed excellent and framed in an object frame.
Thomas Ruhl
Germany
Credentials
- Works on commission
Thomas Ruhl works as a painter and photographer with a background in graphic design, photography, and journalism. He masterfully combines black-and-white photography with hand-colored elements, often complemented by literary texts, thereby bringing historical coloring techniques back into contemporary art. His style moves at the intersection of photography, painting, and literature, always aesthetic and critical at the same time. His works tell moving stories of people worldwide and invite the viewer to empathy, humanity, and sensitive reflection. Ruhl has received numerous international awards for his work. His pieces have been presented in group and solo exhibitions and at art fairs. After studying art, financial difficulties initially drove him into advertising. This was followed by the founding of the publishing house Port-Culinaire, which established itself at the top end of the market with a magazine and culinary books. Now he devotes himself exclusively to art.
Thomas Ruhl
self censored or shaka zulus heritage
$1,990
