Nandipha Mntambo

thumb|Nandipha Mntambo Nandipha Mntambo (born 1982) is a South African artist who is known for her sculptures, videos and photographshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nandipha_Mntambo#cite_note-1 that focus on human female body and identity by using natural, organic materials. Her art style has been self described as eclectic and androgynous.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nandipha_Mntambo#cite_note-Art_museums_across_the_globe_snap_up_the_work_of_Nandipha_Mntambo-2 She is best known for her cowhide sculptures that connects the human form to nature.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nandipha_Mntambo#cite_note-3 Quotes Working in cowhide and being a black female in South Africa comes with a whole lot of baggage. I think that's one thing we don't allow ourselves: the time to think there's this fear that you need to be rushing. When I first started working, before people knew my name, there was an assumption that I had to be a man because of the material and the few number of female sculptors at the time. “My work was never meant to be a direct exploration of the African Female body. I just happen to be African and female and use my body in my art making process.” External links Category:1982 births Category:Living people Category:Women born in the 1980s