Lot 13

Paul Onditi

Kenyan, born 1980

Helter Skelter, 2014

Signed ‘wudG 014’ (lower right)

Mixed media on synthetic polyester plate

153 x 129cm

KES 300,000 – 400,000

USD 3,410 – 4,545

Provenance: direct from the artist

Sold KES 493,080

Onditi’s work examines the cyclical nature of human experience and behaviour, encapsulated in the often used expression ‘what goes around, comes around’.

His work often depicts a lonely character named ‘Smokey’ who represents a blank state of mind. The artist works in muted hues using a reductive technique to navigate what he refers to as the dilemma of the human condition.