A smiling young man stands side on, arms wrapped around himself on a block red background with a flower and a grey border.

Kudzi

Name: Kudzi
Price: 4000.0 EUR
Availability: InStock

In tender collaged canvases, Kudzanai-Violet Hwami abstracts the contexts of her friends and family – an allegory for identities displaced, or otherwise fragmented.

Kudzi started as a digital collage o...

In tender collaged canvases, Kudzanai-Violet Hwami abstracts the contexts of her friends and family – an allegory for identities displaced, or otherwise fragmented.

Kudzi started as a digital collage of the artist’s cousin. Printed, painted on and then faithfully recreated in 17 silkscreen layers. Glossy swathes of colour obscure a halftone-modulated, monochromatic underprint. These innovative techniques – born of close collaboration with artisan printmakers in London – echo the rich, multimedia surfaces of Hwami’s original paintings.

“Here stands a shy, joyous Zimbabwean young man free from realities facing LGBTQ people in Southern Africa.”

The artwork encompasses a collaboration between Hwami, Avant Arte and Queercircle. From September 15, Kudzi will be installed in Queercircle’s reading room alongside a curated selection of queer literature. Visit the accompanying journal to learn more, and for the chance win an artist’s proof!

Finishing

Framing

Edition of 35

Shipping within 2 weeks

Dimensions

Unframed: 57.1cm x 70cm

Framed: 77.7cm x 64.8cm x 3.2cm

Framing

Prints can be ordered unframed or framed, with 3 framing options to choose from – black painted wood with visible grain, white painted wood with visible grain and unpainted American walnut.

Medium

Hand-pulled, 17-colour silkscreen on 410gsm Somerset Tub Sized Satin White paper.

Certificate of Authenticity

Arrives with a certificate of authenticity

Finishing

Individually signed, dated and numbered.

Release date

September 23, 2022

Artist

Kudzanai-Violet Hwami

2 collaborations

Behind the scenes

Reviews from Avant collectors

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It was beautifully packaged and was a joy to unbox. The piece itself is stunning, especially for the price.
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