Faith XLVII created "Chant" for Nuart in 2013. The wall-sized mural depicts a blindfolded female figure trapped in a ring of barbed wire. The ethereal mural is typical of the artist's work, blending grand scale with a delicate, painterly touch.
Liberty Du, professionally known as Faith XLVII or Faith47, is a South African street artist best known for her monumental figurative murals, regularly featuring powerful female figures or animals. Beginning her career in 1997, only a few years after the end of apartheid, her work frequently comment on issues like environmentalism, inequality, poverty and female empowerment.
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