Womans Behind Elephants Head
Print
1993 (made)
1993 (made)
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Thamae Setshogo is one of Botswana's most established artists. He works in various media - paint, woodcarving and printmaking - but the linocut is especially well-suited to his bold graphic style and balanced compositions. His work often refers to the small details of the natural environment; birds, animals and insects, which in his images become simplified almost to the point of abstraction. The title of this print puns on its witty depiction of both a woman's bottom and an elephant's head.
Setshogo gained an international profile through his involvement in the Kuru Art Project, a scheme run by the charity Kuru D'Kar Trust to enable San artists in the Kalahari region of Botswana to benefit financially from their artistic skills. Printmaking was not a traditional craft for the San but the Trust enabled them to transfer images used in ceramic or leather work to lino-cut and lithography. International sales of works on paper helped the San, who were rapidly becoming marginalised in the country's economy in the early 1990s, to maintain a subsistence level of farming.
Setshogo gained an international profile through his involvement in the Kuru Art Project, a scheme run by the charity Kuru D'Kar Trust to enable San artists in the Kalahari region of Botswana to benefit financially from their artistic skills. Printmaking was not a traditional craft for the San but the Trust enabled them to transfer images used in ceramic or leather work to lino-cut and lithography. International sales of works on paper helped the San, who were rapidly becoming marginalised in the country's economy in the early 1990s, to maintain a subsistence level of farming.
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Title | Womans Behind Elephants Head (assigned by artist) |
Materials and techniques | Linocut on paper |
Brief description | Print by Thamae Setshogo, 'Womans Behind Elephants Head', linocut, Botswana, 1993 |
Physical description | Unmounted linocut on paper printed in black. The image depicts lizards and birds and other abstract forms that are possibly animal or human. |
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Object history | This linocut produced in D'kar, a farming community in Ghanzi region of Botswana where printing on paper is not a traditional craft. Facilities for doing so were provided by the Kuru Cultural Project to help produce artefacts which can be marketed to give financial aid to a community living on or below the poverty line. |
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Summary | Thamae Setshogo is one of Botswana's most established artists. He works in various media - paint, woodcarving and printmaking - but the linocut is especially well-suited to his bold graphic style and balanced compositions. His work often refers to the small details of the natural environment; birds, animals and insects, which in his images become simplified almost to the point of abstraction. The title of this print puns on its witty depiction of both a woman's bottom and an elephant's head. Setshogo gained an international profile through his involvement in the Kuru Art Project, a scheme run by the charity Kuru D'Kar Trust to enable San artists in the Kalahari region of Botswana to benefit financially from their artistic skills. Printmaking was not a traditional craft for the San but the Trust enabled them to transfer images used in ceramic or leather work to lino-cut and lithography. International sales of works on paper helped the San, who were rapidly becoming marginalised in the country's economy in the early 1990s, to maintain a subsistence level of farming. |
Bibliographic reference | Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints, Drawings and Paintings Accession Register for 1993 |
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Accession number | E.728-1993 |
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Record created | April 25, 2007 |
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