Title: Roots - 10 - Apartheid Against White
Artistic style: Minimalism
Collection: Minimal Immortals: Roots
Background color: #151515
Edition: 1 of 1
Nelson Mandela is one of the heroes of my life. This artwork of mine features two portraits: one of the young Mandela in prison and the other of Mandela at the time of his death. In this artwork, I have only used the concept of "Apartheid vs. White".
to symbolize the contrast between Nelson Mandela's white hair and the mostly black background. In this image, simplifying everything is to highlight the idea
This visual paradox is meant to challenge notions of power, identity, and definitions by turning familiar symbols upside down.
The undisputed dominance of dark colors in this frame is intentional to highlight Mandela's white hair as a minority in front of the black majority of the frame in the eyes of the audience