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Nandipha Mntambo (born 1982) is a South African artist who has become famous for her sculptures, videos and photographs[1] that focus on human female body and identity by using natural, organic materials.

Nandipha Mntambo
Born1982 (age 39–40)
NationalitySouth African

Life


Nandipha Mntambo was born in Swaziland, Southern Africa, in 1982. She graduated with a master's degree in Fine Art (with distinction) from the Michaelis School of Fine Art, University of Cape Town, in June 2007.[2] She lives and works in South Africa.


Work philosophy


In her work, Mntambo focuses on the human body and the organic nature of identity, using mainly natural materials and experimenting with sculptures, videos and photography. One of her favourite materials to use in her pieces is the skin of the cow, often also used as a covering for human bodies – boneless sculptures – and thus oscillating between evoking the garments that can be shod at will and the bodies that once contained living, breathing, masticating beings with four stomachs. Mntambo embraces this ambiguity and likes to play with the tension between the sightly and the unsightly by manipulating how her viewers negotiate the two aspects of the hide.[3] She uses her own body as the mould for these sculptures and does not intend to make an explicit statement regarding femininity. Rather, Mntambo uses these hides to explore the division between animals and humans, as well as the divide between attraction and repulsion.[4]

She states:

"My intention is to explore the physical and tactile properties of hide and aspects of control that allow or prevent me from manipulating this material in the context of the female body and contemporary art. I have used cowhide as a means to subvert expected associations with corporeal presence, femininity, sexuality and vulnerability. The work I create seeks to challenge and subvert preconceptions regarding representation of the female body."[5]

"Themes of confrontation, protection and refuge play out particularly in relation to inner conflicts and to notions of self-love/hatred. The bronze, Sengifikile, uses my own features as a foundation, but takes on the guise of a bull. Referencing the head-and-shoulder busts of the Renaissance tradition I challenge male and female roles in society and expected associations with femininity, sexuality and vulnerability."[6]


Exhibitions



Solo exhibitions (selection)



Awards



Literature



References


  1. "Nandipha Mntambo doesn't take any bull". Independent Online (South Africa). 9 December 2008. Retrieved 15 July 2011.
  2. STEVENSON. "STEVENSON". STEVENSON. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
  3. "A R T T H R O B _ A R T B I O". www.artthrob.co.za. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
  4. "Nandipha Mntambo: In Her Skin". Installation Magazine. Retrieved 16 March 2017.
  5. Catalogue statement for Ingabisa at Michael Stevenson 2007.
  6. "Biennale de l'Art Africain Contemporain". www.biennaledakar.org (in French). Retrieved 3 January 2018.

Further reading





На других языках

[de] Nandipha Mntambo

Nandipha Mntambo (* 1982 in Swasiland) ist eine südafrikanische Künstlerin, die bekannt wurde durch Skulpturen, Videos und Fotografien, in denen sie mit Hilfe von Materialien aus Natur und Tierwelt Körper und Identität der Frau thematisiert.
- [en] Nandipha Mntambo

[fr] Nandipha Mntambo

Nandipha Mntambo, née en 1982, est une artiste sud-africaine, devenue célèbre pour ses sculptures, vidéos et photos qui mettent l'accent sur le corps de la femme et sur l'identité en utilisant des matières organiques naturelles.


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