Passion for art burns strong in Fouche’s soul

A Boksburg resident, Marius grew up in a small town called Marble Hall, Limpopo, and moved to the city to get closer to the opportunity to make his dreams come true.

He works at a diamond jewellery store in Boksburg and after hours he enjoys creating artwork.

His father was also very artistic and apparently painted his favourite animation, The Smurfs, on the wall of his baby room.

Since Marius was a child, he’s always loved to draw.

He discovered his passion and talent for art in primary school, where his classmates would ask him to draw their favourite animation characters.

“From Mickey Mouse to Cinderella, from a pumpkin to a shoe,” said Marius.

He never had the opportunity of going to art school or attend art classes, but that didn’t stop him from using his talent.

He developed his own unique style and placed his signature on every single artwork he created.

“Being a self-taught artist, I used my own creativity and ideas, with no rules,” said Marius.

Marius’s first official exposed artwork was when he attended an art exhibition at the Absa L’Atelier event.

He showcased some of his work, of which his favourite and most loved piece was his sketch of Marilyn Monroe.

Marius added that his style has most definitely changed over the years and that the more you practice, the better you become.

“It’s the imperfections that motivate us to improve. With time, I became more and more interested in art and fed my hunger for new ideas every day.”

He explained that his inspiration for each artwork comes from within.

“I sometimes daydream and get an idea for my next art piece and create it in my mind until my pencil meet paper.”

To have an idea in your head and put it on paper as you see it in your mind for the whole world to see, is according to Marius, the most challenging aspect of art.

Marius doesn’t really have a favourite artist, “as each art piece has an influence on every emotion”.

“With every artwork I fall in love with something different,” he said.

“Everything evolves nowadays and nothing is set in stone or on paper. In the old days, an artist would go sit in a field with nothing but scenery and a blank paper, whereas today, everything is done in front of a flat screen.

“I believe that art created today becomes history and will be remembered as it has a story to tell.

“The digital era has most definitely influenced artwork. Some would think the digital era is bad, but I believe that art has no limits and one can use different techniques and mediums to create a unique masterpiece.”

Hhis favourite artwork is that of Leonardo da Vinci – The Last Supper.“It has great meaning and history attached. When I look at it my mind wanders and feeds my soul,” Marius said.

His own favourite art piece is The Man Praying.

He did it on a piece of wood he picked up one day on his way home and realised that to someone it’s just a wooden board, but to him it was the beginning of something meaningful.

“When you look at art, it’s a reflection of a person and his emotion, and it says a lot about me as a person,” he said.

Marius’s advice to aspiring artists is to never doubt yourself or feel that your work is not good enough, and not to give up even if you receive negative comments.

As an artist, his dreams are to leave people speechless when they see his artwork and hopefully take something with them from experiencing his art.

“Even if it’s just a smile or a tear on the cheek,” Marius added.

He’ll also love to, someday, own his very own art studio where he can make his dreams become reality.

“I hope and pray that I would leave something behind someday and be remembered for my art.”

Marius’s hobbies include reading and he has a great interest in social media.

“I love reading about all the greatest gossip and inventions,” he said.