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Mixed media
32 x 24 cm
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Artist:David Madlabane
Mixed media
32 x 24 cm
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Within South Africa we courier your artwork to your door - the shipping cost will show at the checkout. When shipping art internationally, two primary options are commonly considered: crated and rolled. Crating involves securely packaging the artwork in a custom-built crate, providing maximum protection against physical damage but often resulting in higher shipping costs due to size and weight. We will be in touch regarding the best options for you. Virtual hanging of art is an innovative service we offer that allows art enthusiasts and collectors to visualize how artworks will appear in their desired spaces before making a purchase. We digitally place the selected artworks on your walls, in the correct scale to achieve the desired aesthetic. This service not only helps in making informed decisions but also enhances the overall art-buying experience, providing a realistic preview of the final result and ensuring that the chosen artworks harmonize with the surrounding decor. Please contact us to make use of this service!
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On the other hand, rolling art involves taking stretched paintings off the frame, carefully wrapping the artwork and placing it in a protective tube. This method is more cost-effective and suitable for flexible pieces.
Choosing between crating and rolling depends on the specific artwork's size, fragility, and budget, as well as the destination's shipping requirements and regulations.
Virtual Hanging
David Madlabane
David Madlabane
Johannesburg-based visual artist David Madlabane, born in 1996, known as David Black, explores the relationship between identity, environment, and architecture. Inspired by his experiences moving through Johannesburg, he reflects on growth, change, and the evolving urban landscape.
He centres the human figure in his work, using fingerprint-inspired contour lines to build portraits that suggest identity’s fluidity and fragmentation. Negative spaces evoke erasure and fractured histories, while rigid architectural forms drawn from the city’s skyline represent the social and political structures that shape behaviour. Together, these elements contrast the organic and the urban, positioning the city as a mirror of the self.
Madlabane works across multiple mediums, grounded in traditional printmaking such as linocut, silkscreen, and etching. He has worked with Artist Proof Studio and William Kentridge’s studio and has received accolades including the People’s Choice Award at the Strauss & Co Art Competition and first prize in a collaboration between Artist Proof Studio and Cartier at the FNB Joburg Art Fair.
A finalist for the Blessing Ngobeni Art Prize, his work appears in major collections, including The Legacy Group at the Leonardo Building. He continues to expand internationally through partnerships such as with the Los Angeles Printmaking Society.
David Madlabane is represented at The Artists Gallery in Cape Town.
