MBONISI KEITH NCUBE: I am an artist based in Cosmo City originally from Zimbabwe. I use wool to create my artworks and this one took me four months to complete. I used a baby picture as my reference.
PHOTO: Ofentse Moduka
The Pan-African Art Fair was hosted at 22 on Sloane Startup Campus in collaboration with the Touch of Genius Gallery which is based in Blairgowrie.
The event gave African artists an opportunity to exhibit their artwork as well as facilitate engagement between artists and the business side of the world of creativity. The Randburg Sun was in attendance at the exhibition and asked some of the artists present to delve into the subject matter and inspiration behind their artworks…
MBONISI KEITH NCUBE: I do art because I love it and have a talent for it. The artwork on the [right] is called Stepmom. It’s a portrait of my stepmom and was inspired by the love my stepmom showed me and all my siblings. Most of the time, stepmoms are seen in a negative light but mine was not like that. Photo: Ofentse ModukaPAPPAS KHOZA: This artwork speaks to two things. I chose to paint using acrylic paints and represent the two major issues faced by our country currently, xenophobia and gender-based violence. This painting largely speaks to the challenges which are faced by women in South Africa. Photo: Ofentse ModukaMORGAN ZEEDERBERG: I am a leathersmith by trade. This pencil drawing woman is a Turkana. The Turkana are an extinct matriarchal society. I’ve drawn a lot of things like this of my travels in Africa of cultures which are no longer there. We’re in the first world… we think that we know it all, but we don’t know it all. Photo: Ofentse ModukaAUGUSTINE MAKOMBE: I used acrylic paint for this artwork of a Kenyan shepherd with a guitar. The idea is that he herds cattle and plays the guitar in his quiet time and I wanted to represent that… I want to celebrate different African cultures with my work. Photo: Ofentse Moduka
