Ngweshla Pan
Oil on Canvas,
US$
17,311
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Ngweshla Pan
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Details
Oil on Canvas
20x0794m
W: 2500mm x H: 1000mm x D: 25mm
W: 98" x H: 39" x D: 1"
Approx. Weight: 5kg
This work is
unframed
Price
US$ 17,311
Scale
About "Ngweshla Pan "
Sometimes you just have to be there to see it - , the intense oranges of an African sunset as the last light caresses the trees and the shadows begin to relax into the dusk, it seems like the everything breathes again after gasping in the sweltering October midday heat.
Its business as usual on the pan , groups of Elephant coming and going in a seemingly organized and yet completely disorganized fashion approaching the water sometimes quietly , and sometimes at a run as the scent of water becomes irresistible- and then leaving so that others may drink.
Pans like this one have provided refreshment for countless generations of elephants and wildlife over the years. They beckon as a meeting place -and there is a sensation , an intoxicating blend of elephant dung , mud and Africa ,that infiltrates your sense ,combined with an intense feeling of freedom and wonder as we watch this incredible interaction a feeling of Now . And then there is the noise , oh the noise is incredible as the groups of elephant meet , greet and gather .
Whilst this is reality to me and some of you in that we have been there and witnessed this , to many now and to the generations beyond us it is and will be legend and fantasy , they are and will be stories and tales that are in their imaginations spinning like dried leaves on a breeze they settle in the minds of only those who are aware ,some of whom will never witness such a spectacle whilst we we have the incredible privilege of being there , of watching and trying to understand , where we come from , because this the earth , she is our Mother , and where we come from !
I believe strongly , that as a species we have a duty to preserve , and protect this , and most of all learn from it Through awareness -we have the power to assist and nurture this so that the generations from now ,they too can also learn , how its supposed to be , and where we come from
This Painting is 2.5 m wide , and tells the story of Ngweshla Pan , a meeting place of Elephants and many other species .Painted with Oil on canvas , it captures that almost unbelievable show that takes place daily on this pan and many others like it .
Will Maberly
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About Astley
Africa is not a subject I discovered -- it is the landscape I grew up
listening to.
My work centres on baobabs and other enduring trees of the
Zimbabwean wilderness. These forms stand at a scale beyond the
human. Marked by seasons, drought, fire and the passage of
elephants, they carry visible records of time.
I am drawn to their presence -- not as symbols, but as living
structures that have witnessed generations before us and will
likely remain long after. In their stillness there is a sense of
continuity that shifts one's perspective.
Painting allows me to slow that encounter. It invites silence. My
intention is to create work that encourages a deeper breath -- a
moment in which the viewer feels both small and quietly
connected to something older and enduring.
Each piece is grounded in lived experience of the Zimbabwean
bush, where endurance is not metaphor but reality.
Will Astley Maberly
Price Range
US$ 71-18,329
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Exhibitions
Salzburg
Harare
Private commissions world wide
collections in South Africa, Zimbabwe, USA, Europe , United Kingdom, china
Education
Self Taught
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