John Muafangejo, An Interview of Cape Town University in 1971, 1974, linoleum cut printed in black ink on wove paper. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of the Friends of African Art, F80.23.

Mentored by Azaria Mbatha, Muafangejo skilfully used linocut – a relief printing method noted for its flatness and shallow depth-of-field – to produce richly autobiographical images as well as narrative works invested with social and religious themes.

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An interview at the University of Cape Town (1971), John Muafangejo. Source: https://www.on-curating.org/issue-49-reader/editorial-1030.html

Work by the South African artist John Muafangejo. Linocut on paper 33.9 x 40.1 cm edition 18/25

Apr 29, 2021 · Other notable early prints on offer include the autobiographical work An Interview of Cape Town University in 1971 (1974), which portrays the artist’s failed application to study art in Cape Town. The collection spans Muafangejo’s entire career and includes works dated 1987.

Artist: John Muafangejo Title: An interview of Cape Town University in 1971 Media: Linocut on paper, 34 x 40cm Edition: 100 Background detail and personal comment: In 1971, John Muafangejo applied to study at the Michaelis School of Art at the University of Cape Town.

John Muafangejo’s linocut, An interview at the University of Cape Town (1971), depicts the artist being interviewed for entrance to the Michaelis School of Fine Art. Eight pairs of eyes stare out of the frame while Muafangejo, a lone figure on one side of the table, has his gaze fixed across rather than directly at the phalanx of interviewers.

John Muafangejo’s linocut, An interview at the University of Cape Town (1971), depicts the artist being interviewed for entrance to the Michaelis School of Fine Art. Eight pairs of eyes stare out of the frame while Muafangejo, a lone figure on one side of the table, has his gaze fixed across rather than directly at the phalanx of interviewers.