Simphiwe Ndzube, El Florecimiento de la Flor Cadáver, 2020. Pintura acrílica sobre lienzo y técnica mixta; 94-1/2 x 79 in. Denver Art Museum: fondos del Contemporary Collectors’ Circle con patrocinio adicional proporcionado por Vicki y Kent Logan, Catherine Dews Edwards y Philip Edwards, Craig Ponzio, y Ellen y Morris Susman, así como Bryon Adinoff y Trish Holland, 2021.37. © Simphiwe Ndzube. Cortesía del artista y de la Nicodim Gallery. Foto de Marten Elder
Acerca de la obra de arte
Look closely at Simphiwe Ndzube’s The Bloom of the Corpse Flower. Inspired by Hieronymus Bosch’s Garden of Earthly Delights, Ndzube incorporates fantasy and reality into one imagined universe. Ndzube collects existing references to transform the familiar into the fantastical and to give new meanings to his creations
Discussion Questions
- What words would you use to describe this pink universe?
- How do you think the artist wants you to feel when entering the pink universe?
- What elements of the universe feel familiar to you?
- What elements feel make-believe?
Oráculos del universo rosa [se basa] en ciertos elementos de la obra del Bosco como las estructuras arquitectónicas de formas corporales, la alquimia y la teatralidad de la existencia humana..."[La vida está] llena de color, está llena de textura, está llena de momentos traviesos... También está llena de tantos misterios. Hay dimensiones a las que no estamos prestando atención... mi trabajo existe tanto en un ámbito físico [e] intelectual, pero también está ese elemento misterioso, mágico e inaccesible de la exploración.
Nombre: Olivia
Your Turn
What if you could create your very own universe? Ndzube often collaged photos of his own hands and eyes (and sometimes his friends’ eyes) into many of his figures and creatures. Not only do these components ground the viewer in reality in this fantastical world, but they also signal the creator’s literal presence and body. Make your own collage (a piece of art made by attaching various materials such as photographs, paper, or fabric to a surface) to construct an imagined universe.
Materials
- Magazines
- Photographs
- Fabric pieces
- Scissors
- Tape or glue
Instructions
- Think about what you’d like your universe to look and feel like.
- Look through magazines and cut out the colors and patterns to put in your universe collage.
- If you have photographs that are allowed to be cut up, look for eyes, hands, etc to use in your universe collage.
- Finally, use fabric pieces to find the textures and colors to add to your universe collage.
Preguntas de reflexión
Reflection Questions
- What adjectives would you use to describe your universe?
- Does the collage you’ve made support the feeling you were trying to create?
- Is there a story to your universe?
- Who lives in your universe and what are they like?
- What kind of place is your universe?
- Are there certain rules in your universe?
- Why did you create this universe?
- What is the name of your universe?
Related Creativity Resources
Du Iz Tak?
Du iz tak? invita a los lectores a imaginar las posibilidades dramáticas que se encuentran incluso en el patio más sencillo. La obra de la escritora Carsen Ellis también se inspira en la historia del arte y el misticismo.
Aventura por el Universo Rosa
Guíe a sus estudiantes y / o niños a través del Universo Rosa con actividades divertidas inspiradas en Simphiwe Ndzube: Oráculos del Universo Rosa. Las actividades incluyen un proyecto de creación de arte y una recomendación de lectura.
