The Norval Sovereign African Art Prize 2023 Benefit Auction | Hosted by Sotheby’s

Mongezi Ncaphayi

Joy In Spite of Everything II

No Reserves

Lot Closed

January 31, 05:23 PM GMT

Estimate

2,000 - 3,000 USD

Lot Details

Description

Mongezi Ncaphayi

South African

b.1983

Joy In Spite of Everything II

acrylic ink and paint on paper

140 by 142cm., 55⅛ by 55⅞in.

framed: 149 by 150.5cm., 58⅝ by 59¼in.

Executed in 2022

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This work has been kindly donated by the artist

Mongezi Ncaphayi’s process-based practice is primarily based in abstraction with minimalist qualities that combine drawing and painting. Often inspired by the rhythmic intonations of music, his linework and mark-making express his interest in jazz. With a background in print-making, Ncaphayi has developed a unique visual language resembling a topographic layout of blurred map-making. Persistently transcribing his understandings through his own codes, Ncaphayi engages with ideas of communication, translation and interpretation in an effort to find meaning.

Joy In Spite Of Everything II (2022) explores the inequalities faced by displaced, marginalised and deprived communities around the world due to political greed. The inspiration is taken from a record album by Charlie Haden and Hampton Hawes titled As Long As There’s Music.