The third artists I have researched is the South African artist William Kentridge. William was actually european but moved to South Africa with his Lawyer parents. He grew up in South Africa in the era of apartheid where 'non-whites' were considered 2nd class citizens. This has meant that the main subject in his work is the time of the apartheid in South Africa using imagery from the riots and common occurrences during this time.
The piece of work I have decided to look at by William is called 'Casspirs Full of Love'. Casspirs being the tank like vehicles that are used to break up riot crowds. In this piece the box represents the Casspir and the severed heads are the people who have been killed by these 'peace keeping' vehicles. Its a brutally ironic piece with a powerful message and I think his style of illustration is very unique and gritty.
William Kentridge has also done a variety of other work with tapestry, animated movies, opera, and printmaking. I consider him to be a very talented artist using a lot of different techniques and I'm sure I will use him as inspiration in the future.
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