ROBES
May 18, 2009, 12:00 am
Filed under: Art, Bread City, Gifs | Tags: 1990s Aesthetics, African Aesthetics, Digital Art, Vintage Internet
Filed under: Art, Bread City, Gifs | Tags: 1990s Aesthetics, African Aesthetics, Digital Art, Vintage Internet

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Ndebele Whiplash
May 13, 2007, 10:14 pm
Filed under: Art, Bread City | Tags: 1990s Aesthetics, African Aesthetics, esther mahlangu, Ndebele Art
Filed under: Art, Bread City | Tags: 1990s Aesthetics, African Aesthetics, esther mahlangu, Ndebele Art
Catch me in the 80′s drop
old school Mercedes
with a brand new baby glock
right from my Lady’s sock.
-Ghostface Killah
The Ndebele pattern is a brightly colored motif traditionally painted on houses as a form of coded communication between the South African Ndebele people. Created to transmit messages during times of war and strife, the pattern still functions as a visual language, and is still only painted by women. A Ndebele house mural might announce a wedding, warn off an evil spirit, or spread some juicy gossip. Esther Mahlangu, a Ndebele artist, was commissioned by BMW in 1991 to customize this 525i.


