Tuesday, January 20, 2009

South Africa: Conrad Botes: Cain and Abel Exhibition


2009,Enamel on camphor wood,59 x 24 x 23cm

"Botes' exhibition, titled Cain and Abel, is a reflection on the origins of violence, a return to the very first tale of murder as related in the Bible and Qu'ran, as if to grapple with the notion of aggression itself. The story was translated into a gritty black and white comic published in Bitterkomix #15, and is exhibited here in full. A detailed allegory of rivalry, jealousy, corruption and lust, it forms the point of departure for many of the works on this show."

2 comments:

Tayo Phillips said...
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Tayo Phillips said...

I like the top sculpture very much so.