Poetry in Motion
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Photograph
20x0794m
W: 1000mm x H: 600mm x D: 25mm
W: 39" x H: 24" x D: 1"
Approx. Weight: 1kg
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unframed
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US$ 260
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About "Poetry in Motion"
As the low light caresses the trees and the shadows begin to relax into the dusk, it starts to feel like the scorched beauty of the Africa sighs with relief after spending another day gasping in the sweltering, merciless midday heat.
This picture shows three elephants moving off in almost perfect formation to have a dust bath after a refreshing drink at Ngweshla pan , and then on into the teak forests and amongst the Camel thorns constantly searching for food in the cooler temperature
These pans have provided refreshment for countless generations of elephants over the years. They beckon as a meeting place for these contemplative giants. Compacted earth and the soft carpet of dung around the pans create an aura nothing less than spiritual, a place where worship can only be soulful.
This is Africa! A harsh paradise of natural beauty ,where the majestic elephants and their natural environment have become the subjects of myth. Their legends swirl through Africa, floating through the imaginations of generations, weaving a tapestry of Africa that fits snugly over the shoulders of those who stop to contemplate. The heat, the dust, the different aromas of memories of elephants and the sound of the wind gently soothing the aged branches of the trees - these will stay with me forever.
This image , a snapshot of life which portrays a silence and a gentle purpose to life , that we as a species have now in most cases lost in our rush to material wealth.
Of the many thousands of photographs I have taken , this is one of the successes it says so much , in such a quiet way , and it is so typical of this wonderful Africa !
We are truly wealthy in a way that most of the world will never know , Our wealth is the wild and its example to us - unlike great chests of gold sovereigns that eventually end , our wealth will always be here , we just have to recognize it in that little space of time we have here , because once you have - your soul will change for ever
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$ 71-18,703
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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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