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DiaporamaLiza Grobler, working with mohair crotchet with burnt protea branches (
liza grobler (1974 –)
Cape Town mixed media artist Liza Grobler creates vibrant site-specific works blending traditional crafts & bright colors. Explore her beadwork, installations & unique aesthetic.
Social Fabric (Cape Town, South Africa)
Explore Social Fabric, Cape Town – South Africa’s vibrant textile heritage and contemporary art scene! Discover collaborative projects, artist residencies & inspiring landscapes at this unique cultural institution.
Liza Grobler was Social Fabric artist-in-residence exploring mohair. In this mohair-based art work, Liza Grobler references a great fire that burned for weeks through thousands of hectares of nature reserve lying between Cape Town and the Cape of Good Hope. Burnt indigenous plants, proteas and fynbos left blackened carcasses. Burning may well be a natural cycle for the plants, generating new life, but many animals were injured or killed. The traumatised landscape and the natural protective qualities of mohair came together in Liza
About this artwork
- Title: Liza Grobler, working with mohair crotchet with burnt protea branches (
- Artist: liza grobler
- Year: 2015
- Format: Portrait
- Copyright status: Under copyright
- Where to see it: Social Fabric
- Color hue: Green Spectrum
- Color intensity: Monochromatic
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