Nandipha Mntambo
South African artist who has become famous for her sculptures, videos and photographs
Nandipha Mntambo (born 1982) is a South African artist who is known for her sculptures, videos and photographs[1] that focus on human female body and identity by using natural, organic materials. Her art style has been self described as eclectic and androgynous.[2] She is best known for her cowhide sculptures that connects the human form to nature.[3]
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- Working in cowhide and being a black female in South Africa comes with a whole lot of baggage. [1]
- I think that's one thing we don't allow ourselves: the time to think there's this fear that you need to be rushing.[2]
- When I first started working, before people knew my name, there was an assumption that I had to be a man because of the material and the few number of female sculptors at the time.[3]
- “My work was never meant to be a direct exploration of the African Female body. I just happen to be African and female and use my body in my art making process.”[4]
