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African Form VII
1996
Plaster, pigment
97-12-7, Sylvia H. Williams Memorial Fund for Acquisitions
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 Wafers 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 artists meditative engagement with the rich, symbolic potential
of material form.
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