Speelman Mahlangu

This is a fascinating picture by Speelman Mahlangu (1958-2004) who was a black South African artist. It's a picture that you can see something different in each time you look at it and seems able to evoke both the ancient and the futuristic at the same time.

It conjures up feelings of life, evolution of birth and re-birth. Which came first the chicken or the egg?

'Speelman’s painting incorporate symbols and patterns from Ndebele murals and Egyptian hieroglyphics. They often describe things that one cannot see but can only feel. His themes include an exploration and spiritual mythical ideas of the world to come.' (www.henrytaylorgallery.co.za/artists/81-speelman-mahlangu.html)

Speelman Mahlangu 1993