The political content and the unique techniques of William Kentridge's work have propelled him into being one of South Africa's top artists. Working with what is in essence a very restrictive media, using only charcoal and a touch of blue or red pastel, he has created animations of astounding depth. A theme running through all of his work is his peculiar way of representing South Africa. He does not portray it as the very militant or oppressive place that it was for black people but he doesn't emphasize the picturesque state of living that white people enjoyed during Apartheid either. Instead he presents a city in which the duality of man is exposed. In his series of nine short films he ... Continuing with another 115 out of 637 Size (words) ...reference to the duality of man, indicate the idea of a social revolution in his works by poetically disfiguring surrounding buildings and landscapes. Kentridge states that although his works don't focus on apartheid in a direct manner, but rather on the contemporary state of Johannesburg, his drawings and films are certainly spawned by, and feed off, the brutalized society it left in its wake. As for more direct political issues, his art presents ambiguity, contradictions, uncompleted movements and uncertain endings which all seem like insignificant subtleties but can be attributed to most of the calamity he presents in his work. In his mixed media triptych The Boating Party (1985), based on Renoirs painting of ...Essay still continues 100 more words.. has depicted in such a cold and contrasting manner to symbolise a life without Christian conviction, whereas the foreground features a lush display of colour on the drapery, water, buildings and some sense of animation, indicative of a life that embodies religion. This would also account for the segregation of foreground from background. This religious symbolism acts as a method of communication, enforcing the importance of Christian faith and encouraging the practice....