1985 South African Contemporary Art by Idalet-ebook

1985 South African Contemporary Art by Idalet-ebook. Discover contemporary artworks that explore spirit, consciousness and emotion.

The initial composite image appears to symbolize varying levels of consciousness, presented graphically as four coloured blocks beneath the profile of a face. This composition might visually articulate the perceptual capacity of a clairvoyant, capable of witnessing thought pictures or glimpsing visions emanating from the spirit. 

In this portrait, a distinct light blue hue accentuates the area above the ear, while the profile features are minimally detailed, focusing on the hairline, cheekbone, and earring. The face deliberately lacks conventional facial features—no eyes, mouth, well-defined nose, or fully developed ears - potentially symbolizing the essence of a soul. The overall whiteness of the portrait suggests connotations of purity, purification, and connection to higher realms of perception.

1985 South African Contemporary Art by Idalet-ebook

A sequence of coloured rectangles—blue, yellow, red, and grey—adorns the composition from left to right, corresponding to distinct levels of awareness. Blue embodies spirituality, yellow mirrors higher intelligence or enlightenment, red signifies the physical world, and the grey area represents the subconscious. 

These tiers of awareness draw a parallel to the Tree of Yggdrasil in Shamanism, creating a visual and conceptual link between the depicted elements and spiritual traditions.

The size of the rectangles portrays the relative development of these levels of awareness. Notably, the colours employed in Composite A align harmoniously with those in Composite B.

Framed artwork size: 40 cm x 30 cm x 2.

After 1993, there was an extreme shift in her art style after she complained that no one understood her art. With this in mind I attempted an art interpretation of her works 1985 - 1998 and combined 42 posts into an e-book format.