Tag: Folklore

  • Folklore and Nature Converge in Cat Johnston's Expressive, Eccentric Puppets

    A fashionable bat, a melancholy sun, and a springtime spirit with seasonal allergies are just a few of the characters conceived by Cat Johnston. Drawing on childhood memories, folk art, and nature, the Hastings-based illustrator and model maker creates expressive sculptures and puppets that inhabit dreamlike realms. Invoking historical costumes and cartoonish and emotive faces, read more

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    Folklore and Nature Converge in Cat Johnston's Expressive, Eccentric Puppets

  • Tshepiso Moropa blends Setswana folklore in archival collages

    Using personal and archival images, Tshepiso Moropa cuts and splices delicate collages that consider the ever-evolving nature of the stories we tell. The self-taught artist draws on her background in psychology and linguistics as she plumbs African archives and oral histories, reinterpreting her findings through minimal, yet weighty compositions. Moropa often grounds her works within read more

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    Tshepiso Moropa blends Setswana folklore in archival collages