Muafangejo is considered one of his generation's most important visual artists and Namibia’s most famous artist. He is often thought of as a South African artist. However, he is, in fact, a Namibian. People tend to think of him as South African because he is best known for studying at the Rorke’s Drift Art and Craft Centre in Kwa-Zulu Natal, South Africa. This video is an overview of this remarkable artist’s trailblazing award-winning and trend-setting career.
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Timestamps
0:00 Intro
1:27 Zeitgeist
3:23 Rorke's Drift art and craft center
4:48 Linocut
6:42 Returns to Namibia
8:05 His death
8:30 Characteristics of his work
8:32 Expressive and Stylized
9:24 Shallow depth of field
9:37 Narrative
10:21 Use of text
11:27 Use of Colour
12:18 Linocut processs
13:55 Subject Matter of his artworks
14:14 Tribal Life
15:05 Church Life
15:45 Social conditions
16:02 Local Historical events
17:44 Personal experiences
18:14 Traveling
19:07 Animals
19:26 Three Artworks you should know
19:37 Kuanyama Wedding 1972
21:29 New Archbishop Desmond Tutu enthroned 1986
23:05 Judas Iscariot betrayed our Lord Jesus for R3.00 Linocut 1973
25:05 Conclusion