African Form IV
1996
Plaster, wax, pigment
97-12-4, gift of David Driskell in memory of Sylvia H. Williams

b. 1953, South Africa

Growing up on a farm in Kwazulu-Natal, Wafer became sensitive to the material nature and communicative power of organic forms. Indeed, the textured surfaces of Wafer’s ovoid sculptures make subtle references to African pottery and scarification motifs (Forms I, II, and IV), tiny droplets of blood (Form III) and delicate incision marks (Form VI). Seen together, these works integrate cultural and organic elements, demonstrating the artist’s meditative engagement with the rich, symbolic potential of material form.

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African Form I	African Form II	African Form IV
African Form V	African Form VI	African Form VII
	African Form VIII