Postcard – Multi-Colour William Kentridge Bird In Flight A5

William Kentridge was born in Johannesburg, South Africa. Kentridge, who is celebrated internationally for his prints, animated films, drawings and theatre productions, continues to live and work in Johannesburg. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Politics and African Studies at the University of the Witwatersrand, together with a diploma in Fine Arts from the Johannesburg Art Foundation. As a former aspiring actor, he also studied mime and theatre at the L’Ecole the Internationale de Theatre Jacques Lecoq in Paris. He was also awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Literature at the University of the Witwatersrand (2004).

A series of image of a birds in flight, we see Kentridge’s draughtsman skill in charcoal. The mark making, smudging and shading animates the wings as they take off. Kentridge used these drawings to create one scene in the stop frame animation film Other Faces (2012).

Drawings for other faces(bird in flight). 2011. charcoal on paper 12 sheets, each 40 x 60,5cm framed as one panel.