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William Kentridge — This work is unique.
William Kentridge

This work is unique.

A striking work by South African artist William Kentridge, *This work is unique.* combines Indian ink, coloured pencil, and collage elements layered over found pages to create a richly textured composition. Kentridge's signature approach melds drawing and archival material, allowing fragments of pre-existing text and imagery to surface beneath and alongside his expressive mark-making. The result is a visually dense interplay between history and gesture, where meaning accumulates through erasure, addition, and the tension between the found and the made.

Medium
indian ink, found pages, coloured pencil and collage on paper

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Under the Influence

April 8, 2014

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William Kentridge, This work is unique.

A striking work by South African artist William Kentridge, *This work is unique.* combines Indian ink, coloured pencil, and collage elements layered over found pages to create a richly textured composition. Kentridge's signature approach melds drawing and archival material, allowing fragments of pre-existing text and imagery to surface beneath and alongside his expressive mark-making. The result is a visually dense interplay between history and gesture, where meaning accumulates through erasure, addition, and the tension between the found and the made.

Medium
indian ink, found pages, coloured pencil and collage on paper
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Contemplative Mood, Male Artist, Expressionism, Mixed Media, South African Artist, Collage, Contemporary Master, Political Commentary, Figurative Art, Works on Paper, 20th-21st Century, Monochromatic With Color Accents, Found Materials

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