Title: African Vernacular
Size: 100cm x 69cm
Medium: Screenprint
Raymond Henshaw
Artist Status: Purchase
About This Work
'African Vernacular' features drawings of South African tribal buildings,
the local style of construction, laid out in recurring rows across the
middle of the piece. There are six different huts, Zulu, Tsetswana, Ndebele,
Sotho, Southern Sotho, and a corrigated shack. The colours and marks in
the print give a sense of the heat and texture of the local African landscape.
Artist Background
Raymond is a painter, photographer and printmaker, currently working
with Belfast Print Workshop, where he has been a member of the board
for the past five years. He studied in England, graduating with both
an MA and BA in Painting, and since then has received numerous awards
from a variety of institutions including, The Arts Council of Northern
Ireland, British Council, and the Irish Department of Foreign Affairs.
His commissioned work is held by, most recently, the Royal Hospitals
in Belfast, South East Belfast Trust and Belfast City Council and he
has exhibited work throughout Europe, Africa and USA including Queens
University, Belfast; Ithaca Gallery, New York State; the Bag Factory
Johannesburg; the University of Cape Town and Free State University
Bloemfontein, South Africa; and the Cite Des Arte, Paris
- Other Works by this Artist
- Shadow Land
- "Stum"
- "Gafa"