Bella-Bianca Maree - "Apache Joan of Arc"

Apache Joan of Arc
Charcoal, US$ 414

Apache Joan of Arc

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Details

Charcoal
Charcoal, Pencil and Acrylic

W: 960mm x H: 1460mm
W: 38" x H: 57"

Approx. Weight: 0kg

This work is unframed

Price

US$ 414

Scale

About "Apache Joan of Arc"

Lozen's incredible skills and eventful, tragic life earned her the nickname the "Apache Joan of Arc." This Native American warrior was a Chihenne Chiricahua Apache medicine woman, a skilled fighter and strategist on the battlefield, the sister of a prominent Apache chief and ally to the famous Geronimo.
Even as a child, Lozen demonstrated prolific abilities beyond her years. Many other Apache women's roles were being in charge of the home and community, but Lozen was more interested in the art of war. She became a medicine woman and warrior -- a role not very common (although not unheard of) among her people.
She could ride, shoot and had a gift for strategy. Lozen's talents soon became the stuff of legend. Whenever the Apache needed to know how to plan an attack, she seemingly had a supernatural ability to predict where the enemy was going to be and she would often pray to the Apache's highest deity, Ussen, for guidance -- hence, why she is so often compared to her European counterpart, Joan.

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About Bella-Bianca

The art of being a woman: A subject to my advantage I would say, being a woman! I portray not just the shape and form of a woman that can be beautifully proportioned, but also her true inner beauty. The simplicity of a dress taking the shape of her body, accentuating her curves. My infatuation with painting the female form all started with a mannequin and a box of paper patterns, creating a delicate voluptuous dress on a quiet afternoon, transformed onto canvas to express the intricate patterns of life...yet the same pattern creates the dress...beautiful, seductive, exotic, charming & mysterious - it's the essence of femininity that I capture and therefore reflect true beauty onto Canvas and Brown Paper.

Price Range

US$ 230-414

Exhibitions

Exhibited work in 2013 at the art of Africa gallery in fillingdon London.
Hout Bay gallery
G2 art gallery Cape Town
Art in the yard franschoek
Harbour gallery Kleinmond

Education

Primary school and the University of Life

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