Title: Pitika Ntuli : scent of invisible footprints : the sculpture of Pitika Ntuli.
Authors: Ntuli, Pitika.
Publisher: University of South Africa Press,
Year: 2010
Subjects: Ntuli, Pitika Themes, motives.
Abstract: "Scent of Invisible Footprints intermingles poetry, prose and sculpture and gives the reader a glimpse into the complex and restless mind of Pitika Ntuli who spent 32 years of his life in exile. Pitika carries us into the world of wood, stone, bone and metal - turning the familiar into novelty; demystifying daily objects; powerfully conveying human feeling and sensibilities - ideas, philosophies and dreams ooze out of solid, apparently inanimate, objects. His works are full of humour, wit and magic, and are imbued with profound indigenous insights, whilst at the same time conversing with Western artists like Modigliani, Giacometti and Picasso. To read the book is to follow the scent of invisible footprints into the womb of this extraordinary sculptor's creative mind."--Jacket.
Contents: Foreword / Phuthuma Nhleko -- Pre-enable -- "It's been a long journey": the life and times of Pitika Ntuli / Ali Khangela Hlongwane -- Touching the heart of anguish: Pitika -- reflections and reminders in the mirror of your past / Antoinette Ntuli -- At the nerve end of our dream / James Swinson -- Indigenous African art & healing: forgotten memories, planting memories of tomorrow / Pitika Ntuli -- Explorations of space and time / Nalini Naidoo -- Poem / Astrid von Kotze -- Pitika Ntuli, magic, and the transmutation of objects / David Koloane -- The backwards flight of a wily entangler / Ari Sitas