Artwork Name
Mother Earth 1
Artist Name
Christine Chetty PayetÂ
Year
2022
Size
75 x 75 cm
Medium
Media: Paint and Fabric
SCR 8,000
Price
Description / Concept
Mother Earth 1 was created as a celebration of women as givers of life and custodians of cultural memory. The work reflects how women nurture, sustain, and transmit knowledge across generations. Inspired by everyday activities performed by women, such as weaving, caring, carrying, cultivating, and creating, the composition integrates subtle elements of traditional culture, grounding the piece in lived experience.
The cycle of reproduction serves as a powerful reminder of continuity, renewal, and resilience. Through the female form, the artwork conveys that women gain strength, identity, and voice through what they give, to their families, to their communities, and to life itself.
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The piece depicts more than one woman, emphasizing collective female strength rather than individuality alone. Multiple women share one body or shadow, symbolizing unity and shared experience. Interwoven fabrics, hands, and repeated patterns suggest interconnected lives, mutual support, and generational bonds. The repetition of the female form reinforces endurance, presence, and the unbreakable rhythm of womanhood.
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Ultimately, Mother Earth stands as a tribute to women, not only as life-givers, but as cultural bearers, nurturers, creators, and pillars of society.