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January 13, 2026 at 7:38 PM
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If you need a reminder to breathe, trust, and hold on — this one’s for you 🤍

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Don't Freak Out - Chenél No.1
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January 10, 2026 at 8:54 PM
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Honestly, breakups are rough, you wish they could see what they’re missing, but it’s done.

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December 26, 2025 at 8:29 PM
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“Young Malay Maiden with Black Hair” by Irma Stern (South African) - Oil on canvas / 1938 - Brücke-Museum (Berlin, Germany) #WomenInArt #IrmaStern #Stern #art #artText #artwork #WomensArt #WomanArtist #WomenArtists #BlueskyArt #PortraitofaWoman #BrueckeMuseum #SouthAfricanArtist #WomenPaintingWomen
A young woman sits, filling the canvas in a tight, cropped view in a pose that feels both elegant and guarded. Her wavy black hair is gathered low at the neck, catching blue-green highlights in thick paint. Large, half-lidded eyes, ringed by violet shadow, hold a steady gaze beneath strong arched brows; her lips are closed, tinted a muted rose. She wears a white, thin-strapped camisole. Warm tan-and-brown skin is built from brisk strokes of peach, rust, and pale yellow, with cool green and purple dragged into the shadows. One arm folds across her chest, the forearm cutting a diagonal through the composition. Her hands rise near her cheek, fingers loosely bent as if pausing mid-thought. The surface is visibly worked with overlapping strokes, small ridges, and scraped passages that let underlayers breathe through. Behind her, a saturated violet ground is scored with a loose golden grid. Dated 1938, this portrait shows Irma Stern’s modernist compression of simplified forms, heightened color, and a direct encounter that refuses decorative sweetness. The title’s “Malay” label shows how identity can be assigned from the outside. Stern counters that flattening by making the sitter feel self-contained, watchful, fully present. The Brücke-Museum’s exhibition asks us to hold Stern’s contradictions together. She trained in Weimar and Berlin and was persecuted in Nazi Germany as a Jewish artist, but she was also a white South African working within colonial and apartheid-era power. In that light, the woman’s unflinching gaze might be a quiet refusal of easy categories.
December 21, 2025 at 4:02 AM
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Arthur and Martha: an unboxing clip x
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December 15, 2025 at 5:45 PM
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Do you know where to find me? 😊 No? Hit the link below and feel heartbreak and pure joy through song ⤵️

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December 12, 2025 at 4:42 AM
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“The Green Sari” by Irma Stern (South African) – Oil on canvas / 1936 – Irma Stern Museum (Cape Town, South Africa) #WomenInArt #WomanArtist #IrmaStern #WomensArt #WomenPaintingWomen #WomenArtists #SouthAfricanArt #SouthAfricanArtist #BlueskyArt #OilPainting #FemaleArtist #art #artText #artwork
Painted in 1936, this portrait reflects artist Irma Stern’s fascination with the diverse communities of South Africa and her commitment to character over costume. Critics often note her “dignified” portrayals; here, the calm face, lowered eyes, and reed-filled setting suggest poise rather than spectacle. The jewelry and fine sari imply a sitter of some standing, likely from the Indian community established in Natal by the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Stern’s impasto scraped and laid on in quick, directional marks keeps the surface alive, especially in the sari’s creamy folds and the reeds’ vertical energy. A woman appears against tall, pale-green reeds, her head tilted slightly left, gaze lowered and thoughtful. Her medium-brown skin is modeled with thick, lively strokes. Her eyelids are heavy, almond-shaped, with dark lashes and a soft highlight along the brow. A deep-green sari blouse and a creamy pallu drapes diagonally across her chest, edged with a fine green line. A single red stud earring catches the light while at her neck hangs a pendant with a rosy stone in a gold setting. Her black hair is pulled back into a low knot. The background is a field of vertical, grass-like strokes, echoing the sari’s green and framing her quiet, dignified presence. Stern once wrote that travel and encounter “opened new doors of color”; even at home, she sought subjects whose presence sparked that chromatic charge. Exhibited as “An Indian Woman” at the Irma Stern Museum in 2020 and later titled “The Green Sari,” the work carries a layered history (it earlier appeared at auction as “Malay Lady in Green”), but Stern’s intent holds steady: to honor a modern woman with individuality and grace. As her reputation grew, Stern balanced local portraits with journeys abroad, refining a palette of greens, yellows, and warm earth tones that became signature in her mature style.
October 11, 2025 at 4:19 AM
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Starting the day off well makes a big difference. Enjoy She's a Flamingo on Spotify today 🦩

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September 22, 2025 at 4:02 AM
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The children of Gaza traumatized by the genocide and apartheid occupation...
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September 3, 2025 at 9:48 AM
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Falling in love is one of the best feelings ever. Staying in love takes work but it's totally worth it. This song is about young love 💞

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August 27, 2025 at 4:05 AM
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Starting a new #painting.

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August 26, 2025 at 6:25 AM
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Sharing my music means embracing both the good and the bad. I strive to take criticism in stride and cherish the supporters who get me. Music isn’t just what I do, it’s who I am, and I’m here for the long haul.

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August 19, 2025 at 4:10 AM
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If winter had a song, it would sound like this...

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August 14, 2025 at 5:06 AM
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This morning I noticed the 370 effect 😂 How about getting a subscriber for every video I post? Thank you for your support 😍

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August 4, 2025 at 4:01 AM
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Do you know these warning signs of depression? 🖤

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August 2, 2025 at 6:42 AM
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I'm so grateful for the support that you've shown me for Half glass full kind of girl. None of this would be possible without you, the listener and I am so stoked. Thank you!

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July 28, 2025 at 3:57 AM
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If this is your first time time seeing my post, I'd like to introduce myself. I'm Chenél No. 1, South African songwriter & independent artists. All my songs are on Spotify and Apple Music 🤩

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July 21, 2025 at 5:04 AM
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Always the optimist, come an enjoy my fun song with me. Available on all major streaming platforms today 🎶

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July 11, 2025 at 5:27 AM
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When you fight for freedom 🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸
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June 18, 2025 at 10:04 AM
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A Free Palestine, at a cost
A Free Palestine, they pay the price
What is their crime, how is this fine
Children dying, children crying, children loosing their limbsxwhatvia their crime
All lost for a Free Palestine...
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June 17, 2025 at 9:22 AM
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'Gloriosa superba' or Flame lily, oil on canvas, 2021, 90 x 110 cm. Available, price on request. I ship worldwide

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June 16, 2025 at 6:26 PM
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"Pondo Woman" by Neville Lewis (South African) - Oil on board / Unknown date (before 1938) - Aberdeen Archives, Gallery & Museums (South Africa) #WomenInArt #art #PortraitofaWoman #SouthAfricanArtist #SouthAfricanArt #AlfredNevilleLewis #NevilleLewis #WomensArt #OilPainting #AAGM #AberdeenArtGallery
This oil painting by South African artist Alfred Neville Lewis was purchased by the Aberdeen Art Gallery in 1938, but its date of creation is unknown. The woman depicted is presumably from the Pondo region, or amaPondo region on the South East coast of South Africa whose people speak Xhosa. A beautiful young, dark-skinned woman with a serious expression, adorned with turquoise bead necklaces and a dark head wrap that covers most of her black hair, is portrayed in a close-up oil painting set against a backdrop of lush green foliage. Her skin tones are rich and varied, ranging from deep browns to warmer reddish-browns, highlighting the contours of her face. We don’t know much on this unidentified woman and her life’s story. We also don’t know about the context in which this portrait was undertaken. Did Lewis pay for her time sitting for this portrait in a studio? Did he sketch her to later return to paint? We simply don’t know. We do know a portrait by Lewis was destroyed during a demonstration as part of the 2015 "Rhodes Must Fall" movement in South Africa, originally directed against a statue at the University of Cape Town (UCT) of former South African prime minister Cecil Rhodes. The campaign captured national headlines and led to a wider movement to "decolonize" education across South Africa which inspired allied student movements at other universities, both within South Africa and elsewhere in the world. Lewis divided his life between South Africa and England. He studied at the Slade School of Fine Art and then served during World War I. He was a prolific exhibitor, being a member of the New English Art Club, National Society of Painters, and the Royal Society of Portrait Painters. He had his first solo show at Carfax Gallery in 1920. During World War II, he was an Official War Artist with the South African forces. His work, notable for portraits and figure studies, is held in several public collections including the Tate Gallery in London.
June 9, 2025 at 7:30 PM
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I don't say it enough but I'm thankful for all the support ❤️
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May 23, 2025 at 4:13 AM