Appearances, Phenomena, Reality
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Appearances, Phenomena, Reality

Category
Installation 
Medium
glass kiln fused, dimensions variable
Size
Diameter: approximately 250cm
Year
2009
$1 622
view to scale
Appearances, Phenomena, Reality (2009) was a revival of my love for architecture and man-made objects of “beauty”. My main aim of this work was to expose the viewer to the abundant beauty that resides in nature – to see what I see when I look at a bird in flight or pictures from space by NASA satellites. My inspiration comes from modern man’s lack of appreciation of the small things nature provides us with that make life worth stopping to be pleased about, the complexity of the universe and the massive interconnected system we are a part of.
 
Recommended Room: Sculptural glass artwork suitable for grand entrance hall or corporate office space.


The work has been hung from a grid for exhibition, about 2.4 metres wide and 2 metres from the front to the back. The grid itself is a noughts and crosses diagram within a box.
Bongani Njalo
Bongani Njalo
N.Dip Fine Art (Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University), 2010
My preoccupation is Man, Nature, the Universe and Infinity. I’m fascinated by what philosophers, artists, scientists and even religious institutions have to say and how they vary in their explanations for these phenomena. The overriding themes in my work range from spiritual awakening to materialism to existentialism.
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