The Queen

Sculptor, ceramicist, printmaker and public artist, Wilma Cruise has collaborated with David Krut Workshop (DKW) from the late 2000s. Cruise grew up under the Apartheid regime, which was predicated on the oppressive categorization of human beings, making identity politics central to her work. The artist uses the body (the site of experience) as a vehicle for exploring meaning together with images that “float” from her subconscious. In this way, her work can function like a haunting dream, prompting a possible “decoding” of the self.

The Queen is part of a body of work which explores human-animal relationships, asking: “what happens if the animals were in charge and treated us as we treat them?” For Cruise, this question relates specifically to “baboon politics” in the Western Cape where man and animal compete for space and resources.

Artist: Wilma Cruise
Title: The Queen
More about: Wilma Cruise
Year: 2015
Artwork Category:: Editions & Multiples published by David Krut
Media & Techniques: Drypoint and chine-collé
Edition Size: 15
Image Height: 29,8 cm
Image Width: 31.6cm cm
Sheet Height: 45 cm
Sheet Width: 43.7 cm
Availability: Available
Framing: Unframed
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