Apartheid Painting


Apartheid in South Africa: a Painting

Apartheid in South Africa by Kasey P. Lindsay

A picture of a militant Afrikaner whipping a black student to death. (You can't see it but the student has X's over his eyes.) At the top it's states, " 'Official' cause of death: Hunger Strike," and this of course is referring to those who died in prison supposedly from hunger strikes or suicides or nasty falls, but who truly died at the hands of the guards. The name of my paints intrigued me, also. The white man flesh tone was called "Flesh," but the black man flesh tone was called, "Chocolate." So on the painting are two cubes of color with the name of the paint over it. Other words: whip (to keep "them" under control), good dog, clown shoes, (on his dog tag) King (self-proclaimed), Booer Afrikaner, "nice shot," (on the book) The history of White South Africa (book), Afrikaner's lessons, Afrikaans lessons (black pride), Kaffir, a quiet Kaffir is a happy Kaffir.

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