Nandipha Mntambo's "Minotaurus" is a larger-than-life self-portrait

Learn more about Nandipha Mntambo's towering sculpture "Minotaurus" from the High Museum of Art's permanent collection.
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[@dr.melsupergrownsister]

Nandipha Mntambo's beautiful sculpture reminds me of the Adinkra symbol of DWENNIMMEN (ram's horns) illustrating humility in her strength! Ashe.

[@snuggirl]

I think she looks resigned to the Labyrinth. Not gentle at all, but contemplating her fate.

[@kvom01]

I'm unsure what a kindler, gentler Minotaur would have done with the young women and men sacrificed in the Labyrinth each year. Perhaps that expression is merely deceitful.

[@AbstractsByAdrienne]

Am I the only one that thinks the face resembles that of the artist?

[@TheJustinianCode]

That is intentional; it is a self-portrait. All of her work is modeled after herself and her mother.