Object Details
- Garth Erasmus, born 1956, South Africa
- Label Text
- This work was inspired by the death of Erasmus' father. The artist applied layers of color with acrylic onto a board, then added a final layer with black crayon. Scratching off the various layers to create skulls, figures and some inscriptions may have been a form of meditation for the artist.
- Description
- Untitled painting with a sun, human and X figues.
- Exhibition History
- African Cosmos: Stellar Arts, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C., June 20-December 9, 2012; Newark Museum, February 26-August 11, 2013; Los Angeles County Museum of Art, August 23-November 30, 2014; Michael C. Carlos Museum at Emory University, Atlanta, January 31-June 21, 2015 (exhibited at NMAfA)
- Encounters with the Contemporary, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C., January 7, 2001-January 6, 2002
- Published References
- Kreamer, Christine Mullen. 2012. African Cosmos: Stellar Arts. Washington, D.C.: National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution; New York: Monacelli Press, pp. 300-301, no. 17.1.
- Credit Line
- Gift of Lee Lorenz in memory of Philip L. Ravenhill
- 1996
- Object number
- 97-23-2
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- Painting
- Medium
- Acrylic and crayon on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 29.5 x 21.0 cm (11 5/8 x 8 1/4 in.)
- Geography
- South Africa
- See more items in
- National Museum of African Art Collection
- National Museum of African Art
- Record ID
- nmafa_97-23-2
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ys7c01cdd68-3342-4188-9778-e9afbe49497b
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