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Wangechi Mutu — I Have Peg Leg Nightmares
Wangechi Mutu

I Have Peg Leg Nightmares

2003

A hauntingly surreal figure emerges from Wangechi Mutu's intricate collage and watercolor work on translucent Mylar, weaving together fragmented imagery to explore themes of the body, identity, and trauma. The luminous, flexible surface of the Mylar enhances the dreamlike quality of the piece, allowing light to interact with the layered materials in otherworldly ways. Mutu's signature use of cut and assembled imagery creates a hybrid creature that challenges conventional notions of the female form while confronting the psychological weight embedded in the work's unsettling title.

Medium
collage and watercolor on Mylar

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20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale

November 17, 2016

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Wangechi Mutu, I Have Peg Leg Nightmares, 2003

A hauntingly surreal figure emerges from Wangechi Mutu's intricate collage and watercolor work on translucent Mylar, weaving together fragmented imagery to explore themes of the body, identity, and trauma. The luminous, flexible surface of the Mylar enhances the dreamlike quality of the piece, allowing light to interact with the layered materials in otherworldly ways. Mutu's signature use of cut and assembled imagery creates a hybrid creature that challenges conventional notions of the female form while confronting the psychological weight embedded in the work's unsettling title.

Medium
collage and watercolor on Mylar
Year
2003
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Surrealism, Dark Mood, Watercolor, Body Horror, Kenyan Artist, Mixed Media, Afrofuturism, Collage, Female Figure, Contemporary Artist, Fragmented Body, Figurative Art, 21st Century, Mylar, Female Artist, Dark Surrealism

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