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Portia Zvavahera
- David Zwirner Books
- by Portia Zvavahera. Text by Meredith A. Brown. Interview with the artist by Allie Biswas
Zvavahera draws from a powerful visual vocabulary comprising women, her family, and shape-shifting animals, in scenes both metaphorical and fantastical. In several paintings she makes use of intricate
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| Publisher | David Zwirner Books |
|---|---|
| ISBN | 9781644230718 |
| Author(s) | Portia Zvavahera. Text by Meredith A. Brown. Interview with the artist by Allie Biswas |
| Publication date | June 2022 |
| Edition | Hardback |
| Dimensions | 279 x 241 mm |
| Illustrations | 75 col.ill. |
| Pages | 160 |
| Language(s) | English ed. |
Description
In her paintings, Zvavahera gives form to emotions that manifest from other realms and dimensions beyond the domains of everyday life and thought. Her vivid imagery is rooted in the cornerstones of our earthly existenceùlife and death, pain and pleasure, isolation and connection, and love and loss.
Zvavahera draws from a powerful visual vocabulary comprising women, her family, and shape-shifting animals, in scenes both metaphorical and fantastical. In several paintings she makes use of intricate patterns taken from her own floral or classical Zimbabwean designs. Her particular process of alternating painting and printing results in images that communicate complex emotions in a play of tension and release. The result is a deeply personal body of work that probes the nature of the human condition. As Zvavahera states, ôIt is me in the paintings.à I can only speak about myself.ö
In addition to gorgeous reproductions of 24 paintings, including up-close details and installation views, this cat
Portia Zvavahera