Wide Open Spaces I

A drawing titled Wide Open Spaces by the South African artist Hanneke Benade (b.1972) drawn in 1996. The drawing is part of a set of 6 works that includes this work as the first. The set of work is commentary on Feminism and the place that was seen for woman on society. Where piece one and three are portraits the rest of the pieces are made up of feather dusters, kitchen towels and utensils. Short Biography: Hanneke Benade was born in 1972 in Pretoria and completed a BA Fine Arts Degree at the University of Pretoria in 1993. From 1994 to 1998 she was a part time lecturer at the institution where after she moved to Cape Town to become a full time artist.