See the works of Wangechi mutu: African Female Painter

See the works of Wangechi Mutu: African Female Painter.

 Born in 1972, Nairobi, Kenya, Lives and works in New York 

 Untitled, 2004: Mixed media collage and painting on vellum: 44.5 x 47cm

 

In Untitled, Wangechi Mutu creates a glamorous, yet barbaric centrefold. 

 In picturing female sexuality, Mutu offers a futuristic totality of womanhood that’s both fiery and liberated. Comprised of motorcycle parts, she’s a machine built for speed: corpulent, sexy, with the dazzling power creation.

 

 Backlash Blues: 2004: ink, acrylic, photocollage, contact paper, on mylar: 198 x 119.4 cm

Painted on mylar, Wangechi Mutu’s Backlash Blues conveys an otherworldly quality: the paint and ink suspends on the plasticy vellum-like surface with an unnatural luminosity.

 Using a variety of techniques from airbrush to stencilling, controlled spills, and detailed brushwork, Mutu’s image poses as a composite of gesture; collaged photographic elements merge seamlessly into the painterly aesthetic.