Nandipha mntambo torero performance pictures

          Mntambo also exhibits two photographic images: The Rape of Europa The artist's first foray into performance is to be seen in her video..

          Nandipha Mntambo

          South African artist (born 1982)

          Nandipha Mntambo (born 1982) is a South African artist who has become famous for her sculptures, videos and photographs[1] that focus on human female body and identity by using natural, organic materials.

          Standing alone in a deserted and dilapidated coliseum, Nandipha Mntambo is dressed for a fight.

        1. Cowhide works by Nandipha Mntambo in “Material Value,” her solo retrospective at the Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa in Cape Town.
        2. Mntambo also exhibits two photographic images: The Rape of Europa The artist's first foray into performance is to be seen in her video.
        3. Her practice spans more than 20 years and finds expression through a variety of media including relief prints, photography, fabric works, durational performance.
        4. South African artist Nandipha Mntambo works in photography, video, painting, and performance art.

          5. 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]

          Life and education

          Nandipha Mntambo was born in Swaziland, Southern Africa, in 1982.

          Growing up, her father was a Methodist pastor and later became a bishop. His occupation allowed her family to live in white neighbourhoods during apartheid, an aspect of her life that serves as an influence for her art and identity as an artist.[4] Prior to her career in art, her first choice was to study medicine.[2] Mntambo was originally inspired to pursue a career in forensic pathology after coming home to her family dogs being k