Perfect Paradise

CCAC #: 0166
Artwork title: Perfect Paradise
Artist(s): Johannes Maswanganyi
Year made: Unknown
Artwork type: Sculpture or object
Medium: Wood and paint
Dimensions (mm): 1500 x 1285 x 1150
Source: Donated by Standard Bank Gallery, Jhb
Year acquired: 1998
Installation type: Movable artwork
Location area: On public display
Signage:

The artist is known for working with biblical themes. This artwork shows a man stepping through, and reaching out to, a forest of trees with birds. It speaks of man’s communion with nature, recalling the paradise of Adam and Eve before the fall.


CCAC 437622

Photographer: Ben Law-Viljoen
Photo copyright: CCT

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