Title: Through Frustration                                    

Artist: Khulekani Cele

                Medium: chine colle and linocut

Year: 2014

Size: 61 X 47.8 cm

Title: Through Frustration                                      

Artist: Khulekani Cele

Medium: chine colle and linocut

Year: 2014

Size: 61 X 47.8 cm

Artist Statement

Freedom of expression is vital for an artist.  According to section 16(1) of the bill of right states that, everyone has the right to freedom of expression through artistic creativity. This right is taken away from artists therefore artists end up frustrated by not getting any opportunity to express themselves freely in public.

In a democratic country freedom of expression should be availed and be of vital importance. However in real essence freedom of expression is not applied. In pragmatic essence it is only viable theoretically. If it was applied in practice there would have been no situation similar to visual activitt like Brett Murray “The Spear” whose artwork was destroyed. Then Conker Gytso, of the “Banned”, who had to leave his country and family because he had no liberty to express freedom of expression in an artistically.

Therefore the “dove” which is a metaphor of peace which poses as freedom of expression and the “road” is a metaphor of society. Mark makings and facial expression are the most significant tools that depict the concept of frustration in my artwork.