Drowned Bodies Never Die 500 Piece Puzzle Modern The Iliad and The Odyssey

The Iliad and The Odyssey

Her work can be recognized by its playful spirit

Be sure to catch all the detail inside the teacups

Brightly hued and spotted with champagne bubbles that effervesce from the earth

geometric tribute that evokes this piercing call

Drowned Bodies Never Die 500 Piece Puzzle Modern The Iliad and The OdysseySouth African artist Thania Petersen can trace her lineage back to Tuan Guru, an Indonesian prince brought to South Africa by the Dutch in the 18th century. Fittingly, her work interrogates colonial histories and explores hybrid identities. Her dazzling embroideries, like this middle panel from her recent Drowned Bodies Never Die tryptic, fuse styles derived from history painting and textiles, and provide both visual delight and subversive content